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Morning Glory

 How aptly named; the morning glory flowers open with the rise of the sun. This scrambling annual vine covers roses and clematis on the cutting garden fence. Enjoy the show before lunch as these tubular iridescent wonders start to curl up in the afternoon. Our glorious fall weather has extended the show. Happy October, especially…

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Sternbergia – The Autumn daffodil

 Beautiful autumnal weather here in Pennsylvania. Cool nights and days in the 70’s encourage the blooming of fall favorites. The sunlight is less intense and the flower colors are less washed out than in the summer. Lilac purple Colchicum flowers have been out for about a week. This week the buttercup yellow flowers of Sternbergia…

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Dahlia ‘Blackberry Ice’

 This dahlia plant is at least four foot tall by September. I grow the dahlias in a fenced in cutting garden to prevent the ‘varmints’ from eating them. In spring the tubers are planted in a five inch deep hole in raised beds filled with soil and compost. A sturdy stake is put in at…

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Underneath a pink zinnia flower

 Look for the magic, the growth, and the adventures that happen in a garden. View the intricacies of a flower from an unusual angle or look more closely than usual. Here is the underside of an ordinary zinnia flower. By a concerted scrutiny of something so familiar you see with fresh rather than jaded eyes.…

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013

 Spectacular display of lupins at the Chelsea Flower Show It is always so exciting to walk into the huge tent full of plant vendors. Everything from spring daffodils to foxgloves, herbs, roses, vegetables, trees and even this stand just of lupins. It makes you drool. I am like a kid in candy store (or as…

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Before You Garden...

English gardener transplanted into American soil

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