Sometimes I marvel when I look back at all the photos. I also worry a little that I missed a lot by constantly taking pictures instead of just using my eyeballs. But that's not right, because I wouldn't remember if I hadn't taken the snap. I dunno. There must be a...
Echium candicans: Articles from The Editorial Side
This was going to be the year I skipped these…
As some of you may have read in Patricia's last post I recently stumbled upon a treasure trove of Echium candicans at Garden Fever. I was just walking along admiring the flowers and other offerings when bam! I'm suddenly confronted with beautiful variegation, what's a...
plants that go bang, for you buck
I can't tell you how many times people have gone gaga over the lowest priced plant in the garden. Isn't it funny, how you can moon over some rare and expensive plant. And then you finally add it--just to have peeps push past to rave about some inexpensive annual...
the Sea of Juniper is filling in
Just a bit over a year ago, I had the vision of someday removing the giant swath of Juniper we inherited with our Flamingo Park House. The "Sea of Juniper" was some 12' wide and 40' long. Apparently, back in the 60s and 70s, people got the notion that mass planting...