http://gardenblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2011 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:19:08 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss My two scented geraniums (Pinewood and Sandalwood), purchased as very small plants in 3-inch containers at the RI Flower and Garden show this past February, have grown by leaps and bounds since I put them in the ground in... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/scented-geraniu.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/scented-geraniu.html Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:19:08 -0500 Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender', a relatively new flowering plant, initially originated in Cape Town, South Africa has joined a group of my indoor, ornamental houseplants for over a month. I have been enjoying the tubular, lavender flowers on long spikes... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/plectranthus-hy.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/plectranthus-hy.html Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:58:47 -0500 Earlier this week I purchased 2 healthy yarrow plants with deep reddish pink and lighter pink flowers from a garden shop at a nearby home/appliance store ($6.98 for one and $10 for two). The commonly seen yellow-flower yarrow has always... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/tutti-frutti-po.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/tutti-frutti-po.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:02:37 -0500 Yes, I've planted some more bulbs of the yellow autumn crocus. I don't believe the ones from last year will flower again as they're supposedly hardy only in the USDA zone 7 -9. Last week I spotted some green... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/autumn-daffodil-1.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/10/autumn-daffodil-1.html Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:43:33 -0500 I always think of my garden and flowers whenever I am away from home and wherever I travel. These beautiful colchicums reminded me of the white ones I had in my garden. 9.24.11 9.23.10 There was so much to... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/a-very-special.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/a-very-special.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:35:55 -0500 The Wishbone flower got its name from the characteristic two wishbone shaped stamens that are joined at the tips until the flower is ready for pollination, at which time the stamens pull apart. 9.14.11 8.20.09 Torenia's flower has a trumpet-shaped... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/torenia-wishbon.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/torenia-wishbon.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:32:53 -0500 I had planted many new bulbs of allium this past spring, but only got to enjoy very few of them. I assumed that some bulbs required 2 years to begin to flower. Then two weeks ago I spotted a... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/allium-in-the-l.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/allium-in-the-l.html Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:02:28 -0500 It has been raining steadily for more than 2 days and the weatherman forecasts more chances of rain for the next few days. 9.7.11 - Vinca I photographed rain on my flowers around this time last year in late August... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/another-rainy-d.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/another-rainy-d.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:30:21 -0500 Coreopsis is a rugged, clump-forming, drought-tolerant plant with small daisy-like flowers, mostly seen in bright yellow which I used to call 'Sunbeam' and a less frequently seen pale yellow that I call 'Moonbeam'. Both of them have been part of... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/coreopsis-tickw.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/09/coreopsis-tickw.html Fri, 02 Sep 2011 18:19:25 -0500 When I returned home to my garden after the ominous wind of Irene had blown through the northeast, I found most of the cosmos had fallen to the ground 8.31.11 It could have been worse if I had big, tall... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/my-garden-after.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/my-garden-after.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:18:35 -0500 Lobelia erinus, also known as Garden Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia and Edging Lobelia, is usually deep blue. 7.27.06 I have had it in the past and it occasionally self-seeded. This year I picked up the 'Laguna Sky Blue' lobelia in light... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/laguna-sky-blue.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/laguna-sky-blue.html Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:46:00 -0500 Butterfly weed is a perennial flowering plant and has been named as Plant of the Month of June, according to the publication of Smithsonian Zoological Park. It is supposed to be easily found along the roadsides and naturalized areas throughout... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/butterfly-weed.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/butterfly-weed.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:21:35 -0500 Late this afternoon I was busy looking into the viewfinder, using The Canon Rebel with 70-300 mm lens, photographing one hummingbird at the feeder, another hummingbird came into the focus. I just kept on clicking ... and here are the... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/an-unexpected-r.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/an-unexpected-r.html Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:21:49 -0500 Yes, try, try again. Such was the case with my hummingbird experience. 8.12.11 I had tried to lure hummingbirds into my garden for roughly 20 years. I had planted so many bright flowering plants including those with red flowers. I... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/if-at-first-you.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/if-at-first-you.html Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:13:39 -0500 Angelica atropurpurea, ordered from a catalog almost 2 years ago, was practically forgotten after it was put in the ground in my front garden. The plant showed very little growth in the first year. However it went through a growth... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/angelica-atropu.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2011/08/angelica-atropu.html Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:03:52 -0500