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Native spring flowers
Native spring flowers fill my small woodland garden in Boston, and are on view at public gardens, too. I have been especially captivated by woodland phlox, trout lilies, Jacob’s ladder, foamflowers and bloodroot. The Wakefield Arboretum in Milton Massachusetts has a gorgeous display of Virginia bluebells, and if you visit Delaware, the Mt. Cuba Center…
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Early spring beauties: Hellebores (Lenten Roses)
Yes, I have daffodils blooming now, April 1, 2024 (lovely), but the flowers I am most enjoying are the hellebores…otherwise known as Lenten Roses. These plants are native to Europe and Asia, where they prosper in woodlands as well as open spaces including meadows. Their ability to tolerate shade, even very dry shade (such as…
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Indoor blooms in midwinter?
April edit: in New England we are still having some gloomy days, and guess what? This amaryllis “Hot Lips” above (that I bought from John Scheepers) is STILL blooming! By that I mean that these little bulbs have each put out at least 2 stems of flowers, and one bulb is on its third! It’s…
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Beauty in winter
There’s snow on the ground, but I do have some pops of color in the garden, especially from my winterberry plants, and the ‘cranberries’ of American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum ‘Winterthur’). The greens and golds of evergreen conifers and shrubs also provide winter color.
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Winter [Seed] Sowing
I have never been inclined to start seeds indoors, as I don’t have the set up or the patience. But learning about winter sowing has changed all that! All you need is milk jugs (or plant pots, with hardware cloth to cover them), scissors, duct tape, soil, labels and seeds for plants that require cold ‘stratification’ (fancy…