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Photo of the Month - January 2014
In so much as this winter has been tough, I am in awe of how plants retain their winter interest despite the rough weather. These PG Hydrangeas still have their dried flowers in tact. There is...
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
Even though this winter has been harsh, I am grateful for it. Looking back, I see the beauty in seasonal change. Winter's bleakness brings forth renewal come spring. Looking at these photos in...
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Photo of the Month: February 2014 Happy Valentine's!
Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! Let everyone you know how much you love them! Enjoy these White Bleeding (DicentraspectabilisAlba) Hearts - to me they signify purity in love.
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Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum) Brown Tips
There are about 40 species in the genus of the Peace Lily Plant (botanically, Spathiphyllum). It's a fantastic house plant for low light or indirect light situations.However they can be temperamental...
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Hoya or Waxplant
Hoya carnosa or commonly known as Waxplant, is a common trailing houseplant for bright areas indoors.The most attractive and wonderful feature to me: its flowers.I can honestly say, these are some of...
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Outdoor Winter Urn in March
Well, it's finally March. Yet, it certainly doesn't feel like it.For those skeptics out there, I just wanted to prove that winter urn designs, made with evergreen boughs and accents can endure the...
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Tough Winter on Euonymus - Burned Leaves
This winter has been exceptionally tough on Euonymus foliage. I haven't seen a variety that was unscathed. Not to worry, winter burn and brown leaves will not be left on the shrubs for long.Sections of...
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Photo Of The Month - March 2014
Wishing to see these in person...aching for some spring life emerging from the soil.
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Dwarf Alberta Spruce Winter Damage
Spring daylight, the intense sunshine and cold nights are showing side effects on some evergreens. I am saddened by winter-burn damage on Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca conica). With the sun's...
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Collecting Juniper Berries
Spring may sound like an odd time to harvest Juniper Berries, but in my experience, it's the best time. I have fond memories collecting Juniper berries with my father (just not the itchy arm part). Dad...
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Premature Spring Clean Up - Frost Protection
It happens every spring. A week or two of warm weather and out come the rakes and the pruners to tidy up the garden. Some tidy so well, as though annual planting season is upon us already. But, watch...
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Amaryllis Blooming in Spring - Happy Easter!
I experimented with my Amaryllis this winter. As always, I re-potted it last November, whilst it was dormant. It leafed up, and flowered beautifully right around the Christmas season, but this time I...
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Removing Lily Flower Anthers To Lengthen Bloom Time
There are two main reasons to remove the pollen covered parts from a Lily flower. Removing the small bean like anthers before they are covered in pollen will:1.) prevent getting pollen everywhere which...
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Yucca filamentosa - Maintaining and Sustaining
I find most Yucca filamentosas are never properly taken care of. Folks don't realize that hardy yuccas require regular maintenance and a little TLC to get them to last for more than a few years....
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Over-seeding Patchy Turf With White Clover
Frustration kicks in every spring when it comes to grass lawns.Brown grass - having died from dog urine, salt damage along walkways, grub damage, snow mould causing root fungus, crab-grass removal...
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Fascinated Over Fasciation
Couldn't help the corny post title.Plants never cease to amaze me, they create such interest and wonder.Here, fasciated growth has formed on a tip of this Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) stem. You can see...
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Photo of the Month - May
A Helleborus that I "rescued" from a big box store which had plants squished on a discount cart. Couldn't tell you the cultivar variety, since it had no tag. It had one leaf last year and this spring...
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Perennial Plants for Shade - Part 1
Outside of Hostas, folks ask me all the time what perennials grow in shade. There's a plethra of selection nowadays. Here is part 1 of my top choices for perennials that endure shade. Most of them are...
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Boxwood Leaf Miner - Monarthropalpus flavus (continued...fly stage)
In an earlier post, I captured photos of small Boxwood Leaf Miners- Monarthropalpus flavus (boring worms) that feed between boxwood leaf tissue. In this post, I captured the worms, now emerging as...
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