Interesting Plant: Espalier Fruit Trees
Espalier Fruit Trees Today’s entry to more about a style of plants, rather than an individual plant. espalier fruit trees have been a part of gardening since and have always Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) The state flower of California, the golden color of these poppies sprawling across open grasslands seems to imitate the gold that attracted so many to the Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Hydrangea ‘Zorro’
Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ I saw mention of this new variety during a recent Gardener’s World episode from the BBC. People are always looking for a hardy and disease free hydrangea. It Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Harlequin flower (Sparaxis tricolor)
Harlequin flower (Sparaxis tricolor) Another discovery from Tumblr. I subscribe to several people there who regular blog about flowers and gardening and the photo below popped in my feed. I Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Erythronium (fawn lily, trout lily, dog’s-tooth violet, adder’s tongue)
Erythronium I knew nothing about Erythronium until I saw a recent Gardeners World episode where they did a segment on them. They come in so many shapes and sizes that they Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Sempervivum (Live forever, Hen and Chicks, Houseleek, Donnersbart)
Sempervivum I remember my grandmother always have pots of sempervivum growing both inside and outside the house. She would have called then “hen and chicks” of course, the common name Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Primula auricula
Primula auricula Maybe it is just because it is Spring, but I have been seeing all sorts of mentioned of auricula in the last week or so. Gardener’s World on Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Dahlia ‘Honka’
Interesting Plant: Dahlia ‘Honka’ This has to be the most un-Dahlia-like dahlia I have ever seen. This is a dahlia stripped to its most basic components. Certainly this is a Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Feathery Cassia (Senna artemisioides)
Feathery Cassia (Senna artemisioides) Another possibility for mine and my neighbors Southern California gardens. I have seen this out in the Palm Springs area where my sister has lived for Continue Reading
Interesting Plant: Red Stick Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’)
Red Stick Dogwood (Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’) Who doesn’t love a splash of red in the garden, especially during those long Winter months. Much like the red cardinal on the white Continue Reading