I have always admired Amaryllis plants because of their huge showy flowers and this year I bought one at Home Depot during the “Black Friday” sales hoping to have blooms for Christmas. The amaryllis I chose was planted in a small pot and had 2 flower stalks already emerging from the soil. I took my […]
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The Lily Tree Giants
For a long time I had admired the beautiful photos of Lily Trees seen in garden magazines. Those lilies were supposed to grow so tall and sturdy that you could even lean your bike on them. They came in wonderful colors and the descriptions were very enticing as quoted below. “Lily Trees are the breathtaking […]
The Garden of Envy
We are now in late spring and the garden is looking very lush and beautiful. I have been busy trimming the shrubs that were decimated by our resident meadow vole population. We need more foxes and hawks to hunt those little varmints or some other means of control because there are just way too many […]
Winter Aconite, Spring Buttercup
Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) brings a welcome glow of spring to the garden. It is one of the earliest bulbs to bloom in spring and its small golden flowers look like tiny buttercups. I first noticed this plant in the front shrub border at the Boerner Botanical Gardens and I have been checking on […]
Is It Spring Yet?
This has been a very cold, dark and snowy winter. According to our weather service, it is the worst winter in 20 years and it certainly felt like that. My mom always talked about cabin fever and this year I really understood what she meant. I just wanted to go somewhere, anywhere warm and sunny. […]
Black Friday Spring Bulbs
This weekend after Thanksgiving, I went out for a bit of shopping. One of the places I stopped was Steins, a garden center near our home. Originally my plan was to check out Christmas decorations, but in passing the bulb section near the checkout counter, I noticed a 90% off sale sign for all spring […]