A Nosegay of Lily of the Valley One of the joys of this time of year is the scent of the beds of Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis. The fragrance is embedded in my memory from early years. These small, milky white bells arrayed long the delicate stem give out a slightly musky perfume […]
spring flowers
Thinking Of Spring Colors My Autumn Thoughts
Next Spring Fashion Colors Are Bright Pastels Let it never be said that Gardeners are not forward thinking people. Sure, we are slower on the uptake on the trendy and fad-driven, we like “slow” this and “slow” that, but we are quite forward thinking …perhaps even avant garde in other ways. Not all of us, […]
The Early Flowers
The first flowers have finally made their appearance, and even gone by a bit quickly since the fickle Ohio weather was very warm for a few brief days. The snowdrops are quite sturdy and longest lasting of the early bloom. The tiny snow crocus are quite delicate, more so than their garden crocus siblings. So […]
early bloomers
here in the ga. piedmont, we are in the full flush of spring; the many sweet smellsof a dixie springtime are almost overwhelming in the still night air. a huge wisteriavine climbs into my old magnolia tree; they seem to co-exist well, and i haventgot the heart to do the “right”thing, which would be cutting […]
Spring Blooming
So much is blooming it is hard to keep up making notes on it all. The cherry trees, pear, and peach are all in bloom-probably the apples, too, but I didn’t walk out that far to check. The crabapples are breaking into bud, the ‘Snowdrift’ variety has been blooming for most of this week already. […]
Delicacies of Spring
I have returned from the balmy trade winds and eternal summer of Maui to a delicate spring in Ohio. Not that it will last, but the beauties of soft watercolor clouds and newly awakened buzzing bees in the warmth of beginning spring season are delightful. There is a special freshness to the air at this […]
