Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) is a native plant that has entranced me since childhood, probably since I was first introduced to it on a Girl Scout camping trip. In my previous post about wildflowers I showed the Jack pictured below. Soon after I took that photo, that particular plant was laid low by hard freeze, and [...]
May 2012
Is Strawberries & Cream The Right Gift For Your Mother?
May 9, 2012 – Posted in: Hydrangeas, Plant infoA while back I was asked if I'd like to receive a sample of Strawberries & Cream hydrangea, a gift plant targeted at Mother's Day. I agreed, but was astonished to receive not one, but six plants:As you can read on the tag below, these hydrangeas are intended to be given as gifts and treated [...]
Freeze damage assessment
May 3, 2012 – Posted in: WeatherI went back to the old garden today to dig up some plants, and noticed freeze damage on many plants. It is surprising what gets knocked back and what doesn't. Most of the lilies looked fine, but the asparagus that was about the length of my finger last week was mush this week. My Camassia [...]
MOO Minicards Giveaway
May 1, 2012 – Posted in: Blogging Art and PracticeAsheville Fling, the annual garden bloggers meet-up, is coming up in a few weeks, and I've been thinking about MOO cards. I discovered MOO's MiniCards in time to take some to the first garden bloggers' fling in Austin, and I've been bringing them to every fling I've attended. To me, they are a great way [...]
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