Before we dive into the world of these stunning “new” amaryllis, let’s talk for just a minute about names. While I have used the word “amaryllis” in the title and again in the first sentence, it’s because I’m writing for you, the gardening public, and not because it is necessarily accurate. In fact, amaryllis has become…
Last week’s trip to Raleigh, NC for the annual Garden Writer’s symposium was successful on several fronts, but perhaps most successful in my being able to capture some great images of many unique and unusual garden plants which I’ll be bringing to you here over the weeks and months to come. The first of those…
…..the new redbuds coming to market in the very near future. Some friends and I took a trip to Winchester on Friday and stopped to see Harold and Alex Neubauer (all I can say about their nursery is WOW!) before heading on over to see our good friend and horticulture guru, Don Shadow. Don took…
It’s clivia season! I always wait with anticipation in mid- to late March to see whether or not the clivias are going to flower in April. I have two–the common orange variety, Clivia miniata and the much rarer yellow-flowering form ‘Citrina’. Both are extremely special plants. The orange one is special because it came from…
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 one that Granny grew every year? (Yaaawwn.) Alright, alright. I’m being unfair. I’m sounding like I don’t like the traditional, large-flowered Christmas amaryllis when really,…
Once in a while you time it just right. You’re in the right place, at the right time and you actually have the camera in hand! Such was the case the day I was at the Atlanta Botanical Garden in October of 2006. It just so happened that I was visiting on one of only…