Not Your Grandmother’s Amaryllis
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
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A Good Snail For Your Garden
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
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Wait Until You See…..
…..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
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Rarity In Bloom
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
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An Amaryllis By Any Other Name…
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
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Rare Beauty
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
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