film496--Welcome back to the Stew! I hope you are enjoying your new property. Are you familiar with the series of identification books by May...
I love that Iris Catherine Hodgkin. Beautiful. You hellebores are gorgeous too!
Looks great Philip! I love the look of stone walls with plants spilling out of them.
Cheryl, I agree. Scary & beautiful. I hope you get a thaw soon jbest. BTW I love the look of your avatar's face. He looks like he is...
Very cute Karin. Beautiful dogs.
Hi Karin-- Lovely photos~ Made me want to run outside & look for our snowdrops & croscuses! Of course the 2' of snow out there is a little...
Barb-- Forsythia is such a wild spreader, I would ask anyone but you what you were going to do with all those forsythia babies. But I have seen...
I wonder if it is time to take some cut branches in for forcing? That would be a nice pick-me-up.
Bummer bummer Carolyn. Falling is bad enough, let alone falling in mud!
Always great to scarf something up, isn't it? Secure footing is also a priority.
Philip-- Thanks for your confidence in me, but I know very little about amaryllis. Clivia, yes, amaryllis, no. For example, I have never seen...
Cute Carolyn. But maybe I should put my mind to it. I would love a greenhouse. Can you get to your greenhouse directly from the house or do you...
Cheryl, I agree. I am impressed with folk here who have such success with propagating plants like roses & azaleas. I have tried but not...
Jerry, Once upon a time, I was sitting on my college sofa, eating a grapefruit that was full of seeds. Being lazy, I just reached behind me and...
TheBip--I hope not, clivia are pretty fool proof. They do need water though on occasion.
Carolyn, I so envy you your greenhouse! I have always wanted one but it has not been in our budget. We have had a much needed thaw here in...
I spread sand on our driveway as my husband pulled snow & chipped ice off our roof. We have ice dams, but no damage as yet. Hopefully his work...
Here is a photo of the parent plant Philip. [img] Parent Clivia, Feb 2014, taken in my office ( photo / image / picture from Cayuga Morning's...
I agree with Strats. I think they like neglect & like to be pot bound. Someone told me that they like to summer outside in the shade and come in...
My vote is daisy, either Shasta or the wild kind.
