An Amaryllis By Any Other Name…

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Hippeastrum cybister. Yes, yes, I know. More weird plants. Why not just talk about good old-fashioned red Christmas amaryllis? (Yawn.) Or everyone’s favorite, ‘Appleblossom’? (Yawn.) Or that beautiful red-and-white striped Read more

Out In A Blaze of Glory

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I really thought that we were going to miss out on fall color in Tennessee this year. August and September were horribly dry and the trees all looked so stressed Read more

Berries, Berries!

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It’s berry time again! The onset of cooler autumn weather and the changing of the leaves always reminds me how important berries are in the garden. Plants with berries help Read more

First Frost

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Well, it finally happened. The first frost. We had skated by a couple of nights when the temperatures looked as though they were going to sink, but then stalled out Read more

Amazon lily

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It’s no secret that I’m a plant nut. I wouldn’t be on here doing all of this blogging if I wasn’t! I’m particularly interested in variegated plants and thought I’d Read more

New Features

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Just a quick note to everyone about a couple of new features on the blog! You can now subscribe to the blog via email! I know there have been some Read more

Autumnal Musings

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The smell of wood smoke hung heavy in the country air this weekend. In the mornings, especially, the sweet smoky fragrance drifted by on the gentle breeze, reminding everyone that Read more

Rudbeckia ‘Henry Eilers’

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Well, I’ve done it! I’ve found ANOTHER new favorite plant. Are you surprised? I didn’t think so. This time it’s a Rudbeckia. Rudbeckia is a genus that I have always Read more

Colchicum autumnale

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Suddenly and without warning, the colchicum have popped and begun spreading their autumn cheer through the garden. They act sort of like the “surprise lilies” (Lycoris) in that one day Read more