June 30th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 6 Comments
Griffith Buck rose ‘Wanderin’ Wind’ with catmint
Yikes! The last day of June! So many things I wanted to share with you, and the month just flew by. If I want to share my favorite plant combinations of June while it is still June, I’d better get started. This is the same rose I mentioned in […]
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Categories: Miscellaneous
Keywords: catmint · Griffith Buck · nepeta · plant combinations · roses · spiderwort · thalictrum
May 17th, 2007 by Kathy Purdy · 11 Comments
Yes, I know the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day was yesterday the day before yesterday. I didn’t get finished in time. So just pretend this is May 15th, okay? (As always, hover your mouse over any thumbnail for a caption, and click on any photo for a larger image.)
Narcissus
Let’s start off with the narcissus. The early […]
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Categories: Native/Invasive · Narcissus
Keywords: acquisitions · anemone · bloom dates · bloom records · caltha · daffodils · ell · gaywings · marsh marigold · May · meadow rue · Mertensia · narcissus · native plants · polygala · secret garden · thalictrum · trilliums · violets · Virginia bluebells · wood anemone
May 14th, 2006 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments
May is always a busy month, what with birthdays (3 this month), Mother’s Day, a garden going to weeds, and homeschooling paperwork, but this past week had additional expected and unexpected busy-ness. It’s very easy to miss the spring ephemerals if you’re not careful. I know, because I’ve done it before. And if you go […]
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Categories: What's up/blooming · Native/Invasive
Keywords: bloodroot · canada lily · delphinium · erythronium · gaywings · geranium · larkspur · mayapples · meadow rue · Mertensia · native plants · podophyllum · polygala · polygonatum · sanguinaria · solomons seal · spring · thalictrum · trilliums · trout lily · violets · Virginia bluebells
May 4th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 1 Comment
Okay, it wasn’t really Santa Claus. It was just the mail lady and the UPS man, bringing my two plant orders of the season on the same day. But I felt the same excitement I had felt as a kid on Christmas morning as I made my way down the stairs, wondering if Santa had […]
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Categories: Acquisitions
Keywords: brunnera · centaurea · cynanthum · lychnis · Seneca Hill Perennials · Siberian iris · thalictrum · White Flower Farm