In addition to a regular blog post each week, I thought I would start doing a “Plant of the Week” feature and introduce my readers to some of the unique, unusual and beautiful plants that I have known and grown over the years. Here is the inaugural “Plant of the Week” post: I love a…
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…
Those words were uttered more than once this summer as passersby gawked at the otherworldly flowers hanging from the vine on the fence at my friend Leann’s house. (There are pictures of her garden in my Garden Gallery at www.troybmarden.com) Apparently, a few folks even took offense at these giant, martianesque blossoms that so proudly…