Garden Alphabet: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Garden Alphabet: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Very close by we have a manmade lake that is surrounded with a heavy planting of Japanese Cherry Trees that put on quite a show Continue Reading
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Garden Alphabet: Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) Very close by we have a manmade lake that is surrounded with a heavy planting of Japanese Cherry Trees that put on quite a show Continue Reading
Talk of sculpture, tons of native plants and more in this day’s coverage of the Chelsea Garden Show. Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’ – Plant of the Centenary Entry (7 of 10) Continue Reading
Education is the focus of today’s Chelsea Garden Show, which is one of the stated missions of the Royal Horticultural Society. We learned about grafting apples, UK produce and more. Continue Reading
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) 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
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
“In the garden…” is a series for A Gardener’s Notebook highlighting what is happening in my garden, my friend’s gardens and California gardens throughout the seasons. Checking in on the new tomato, and Continue Reading
Garden Inventory: Podocarpus Podocarpus (pron.: /ˌpoʊdəˈkɑrpəs/;[1] from the Greek, podos, meaning “foot”, and karpos, meaning “fruit”) is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp Continue Reading
A photo montage of the magnolia blooming in the neighborhood this week. For full resolution versions of these photos, visit the blog post on A Gardener’s Notebook. Do you have Continue Reading
In the neighborhood…Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the southern magnolia or bull bay, is a tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the southeastern United States, from Virginia Continue Reading