I found a picture that shows the lantern centerpiece idea. My own interpretation will use a couple moss covered mounds to pick the flowers into. Since the wedding date was moved to april, theoretically the flower arrangement should become easier. Lantern centerpiece Here are the flowers available for April arrangements:AlliumArtichokeAlstromeria Babies Breath Bells of Ireland […]
Colorful Flowers
Why we work so hard in the garden is due to the beauty of colorful flowers. They are a large part of the attraction we have to growing certain plants.
The Scented Garden
It is the time of roses and peonies, two of the most beautifully redolent scents of my late spring garden. These are old fashioned plants, the roses are the varieties William Baffin, Zepherine Drouhin, Therese Bugnet. The Oenothera speciosa and veronicas are blooming, as well. The veronicas are puny this year. Due to so much […]
Fickle Spring, Ephemeral Beauty
It is cold, then hot, and this coming week will be cold again. Today my family helped me plant a few more things. I really appreciate it, since I don’t have my strength back, yet; but they are getting a little tired of planting my trees and bushes with me. We put in a ‘Fat […]
Daffodils
I almost forgot! The daffodils are coming up strongly. It seems as though every single one that I planted from my mothers fall time gifting is making an appearance. I don’t have any blooming yet, although I saw a number blooming on city hillsides. And just in time I have charged the batteries on my […]
Tra-la-la. I bought two trees today. They were a special deal at the front of a discount store. Looked decent planted in a plastic pot of promising root size. They are Eastern Redbuds, for the front of the property in proximity to the bronzy leafed crabapples. My previous experience of these was the tree in […]
What are your ten top choices for perennial plantings?
If I was reduced to ten plants around which to plan the gardening season, which would I choose?
