Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 2 – May 21, 2013
10 Chelsea Gold Medals Awarded this year — more than any other previous year. The gardens did look quite striking this year, so I can’t say it is a big Continue Reading
In the neighborhood…Mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissin)
In the neighborhood…Mimosa tree (Albizia julibrissin) A. julibrissin is a small deciduous tree growing to 5–12 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. The bark is Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned Plants – Day 1 – May 20, 2013
My goodness, the number of plants mentioned in today’s Chelsea Garden Show coverage is likely to keep me busy for the entirety of next year. There is something in this Continue Reading
Video: Container Garden Update 28: Lettuce harvest and working through the potting bench
I harvest some baby buttercrunch lettuce to give more space to remaining heads and then work through everything on the potting bench to check for success and failure. Finally I Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady)
Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady) Via gardenmuse.wordpress.com Interesting Plant: Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady) Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist, ragged lady[1]) is an annual garden flowering plant, belonging to the buttercup family Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show – Mentioned items – May 19, 2013
A few items mentioned during Chelsea Garden Show coverage today. Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk‘ Rosa ‘Little White Pet’ Dahlia ‘Magenta Star’ Dahlia ‘Etheral’ Paphiopedilum rothschildianum Peonia ‘Coral Charm’ Cypripedium calceolus Continue Reading
Chelsea Garden Show 2013 this week
This week marks the 100th anniversary — The Centenary — of the Chelsea Garden Show in England. I have never been able to attend, but each year I watch from Continue Reading
Garden History: Henry Edwards Huntington house, Oxford Road, San Marino, California. (LOC)
Here is a view that still exists — in a large part — right up the road from me. This is a vintage shot of The Huntington. In fact, this Continue Reading
Tree Identification Help – What do you think it is? – Enkianthus?
Update 20130523: After poking around a bit, could this be an Enkianthus of some type? I am totally unfamiliar with this plant/tree, but it seems similar to photos I have Continue Reading
Garden Alphabet: Dietes (Fortnight Lily)
Garden Alphabet: Dietes (Fortnight Lily) Not my favorite garden plant, as they are hugely overused and abused here in Southern California landscapes, but they do have very pretty flowers. Called Fortnight Continue Reading