Plant of the Week: Helleborus niger ‘Josef Lemper’
Spring has burst forth with a vengeance in Nashville this week! Forsythia, daffodils, quince, hellebores and many other spring favorites are at their peak, so I thought I’d share a few shots from the garden this week. Forsythia ‘Lynwood Gold’. One of the oldest and best known varieties of Forsythia on the market, this is the…
Well, March has certainly come roaring in! For those of you who didn’t see it on the news (or experience it personally), parts of Tennessee received nearly a FOOT of snow last Saturday and Sunday. A FOOT!!! I know that to some of you that’s pretty average, but in the South, where people (cities) are…
Hi everyone! I thought I’d share a few photos from the garden. It has been nearly two years since I moved and as some of you know, it took all of the first year just to get the beds whipped into shape, the weeds under control and gain some sense of control over what was…
Don’t get too comfortable in your shorts and flip-flops just yet, for winter will most assuredly return for another round or two or three. But as I was out and about our fair city today, I couldn’t help but notice that spring–just when I need it the most–has finally begun to peek slowly and cautiously…
What happened to winter? I’ve had so many messages either by email or on Facebook that I thought addressing everyone’s concerns here would be a great way to officially re-launch the blog just before the first of the year. So, here we go. El Nino. El Nino is what happened to winter. Hanging out over…
Well, you’ve been asking for more plant posts and I’ve been promising more plant posts, so here we go. The garden is waking up! A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that Hamamelis ‘Arnold Promise’ was getting ready to burst. Then it got cold and Arnold decided to keep his head down for a few…