Focus on Flowers

David Austin (1926-2018) 31.10.2019 2:00 ↓

David Austin was fond of saying that a rose without a fragrance is only half a rose.

Iris Facts 24.10.2019 2:00 ↓

I grow more iris than I used to because deer leave them alone, and I’ve discovered that there are many things I did not know about these flowers.

White Flowers 17.10.2019 2:00 ↓

I have been planting more white flowers recently because I already have so many other colored flowers that bloom in my yard across the growing seasons.

Native Foamflowers 10.10.2019 2:00 ↓

If you are looking for more natives to plant in your shady spots this fall, consider our native North American foamflower.

Overwintering 26.09.2019 2:00 ↓

It is important for gardeners to know their hardiness zone.

Many Happy Returns 19.09.2019 2:00 ↓

Perennials are plants that, hopefully, return in our gardens each spring after being dormant during the winter.

Nasturtium Nostalgia 12.09.2019 2:00 ↓

Nasturtiums can make pretty cut flowers.

Grow Your Own 05.09.2019 2:00 ↓

Even just one flower stuck in a bottle makes me feel happy!

I Don’t Know How To Use Sundials 01.09.2019 4:36 ↓

Sully reads “We Always Ate the Kraut Pierogi First” and “I Don’t Know How to Use Sundials, but I Appreciate That Shadows Have Things to Tell Us.”

Compost Is Gold 29.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Plants benefit from growing in good soil, and the addition of compost is an effective way to condition it.

Robert Parsons, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal 25.08.2019 58:52 ↓

Robert Parsons, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal

Nomenclature 22.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Common names of plants vary greatly, but officially, each plant has two Latin names.

Happy With Blues 15.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Blue is such a calming shade and happily combines with any other color.

Prolonged Color 08.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Thanks to many years of dedicated plant hybridizing, it is now possible to have four seasons of color in our gardens.

Waterside Wonders 01.08.2019 2:00 ↓

Water features are commonplace in formal gardens.

April Is National Celery Month 28.07.2019 5:25 ↓

Sully reads “April Is National Celery Month” and “Five Ways of Looking at My Own Body.”

"Carpeters" 18.07.2019 2:00 ↓

What we call groundcovers today, Vita Sackville West called “carpeters."

The Musical World of Johannes Ciconia 14.07.2019 58:52 ↓

The Musical World of Johannes Ciconia

Foliage Effects 11.07.2019 2:00 ↓

When I began gardening, my aim was to have as many flowers as possible, but the longer I garden the more I appreciate the impact of colorful foliage.

The Songs of Salamone Rossi 07.07.2019 58:52 ↓

The Songs of Salamone Rossi

Naturalizing 04.07.2019 2:00 ↓

Experienced gardeners know that benign neglect results in an unkempt garden.

Prayer to the Saint of Loss 01.07.2019 4:58 ↓

WLS reads "Funeral for Now," "On the last day there was snow," "Prayer to the Saint of Loss," and "Poem in the Form of Anger."

Scent 27.06.2019 2:00 ↓

Some people love specific plants just because of their scent.

The Knackers At Work 23.06.2019 4:52 ↓

WLS reads "The Knackers at Work," "The Knackers in Their Apartment," and "The Knackers Visit the Reservoir."

Waves In The Shade 20.06.2019 2:00 ↓

I love plant names that rhyme!