http://gardenblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19:02 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The vibrant magenta color of rose campion which has spread to practically every corner of my back garden is just beautiful beyond words. Rose campion is among one of the flowering plants that are totally carefree and can be very... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/07/rose-campion.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/07/rose-campion.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:19:02 -0500 My astilbes were planted about 20 years ago. The ones with white and red flowers have been growing and expanding in the front yard that received full sun. The ones with pink flowers are in the back garden with partial... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/astilbe.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/astilbe.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:59:15 -0500 There are more than 300 species of delphinium, a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The main flower stems are erect and varied in size. The flowers come in many colors (blue, purple, pink, white). The blooming... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/blue-buttefly-d.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/blue-buttefly-d.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:31:49 -0500 Clematis was among the list of my 'must have' flowering plants when I started gardening in 1988. 6/25/09 I believe every garden should have a clematis. I planted one with maroon color flowers along my back fence that gave me... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/clematis-a-clim.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/clematis-a-clim.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:30:14 -0500 "Tell me what you think of the weather and I'll tell you what I think of you." These are the lines that have embedded in my brain for more than 30 years. I came across that saying in some... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/a-gardeners-ref.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/a-gardeners-ref.html Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:32:33 -0500 Campanula have always been among my garden's flowers, right from the beginning. 2005 The two small plants I started some 20 years ago have multiplied into countless generations of offspring. 2006 I transplanted some to my backyard years ago... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/canterbury-blue.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/canterbury-blue.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:40:31 -0500 For whatever reasons, Stock flowers are not well known or frequently seen in our area or in my East Side neighborhood. Metthiola got its name from AN Italian botanist, Pietro Andrea Mettioli (1500-1577). June 2004 Stock flowers are actually... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/stock-flowers-m.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/stock-flowers-m.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:59:48 -0500 Every few years I plant a few Alpine poppies in my front garden, because I love the lightweight, papery quality of the flowers that come in white and many shades of orange and yellow. The delicate, airy and lacy foliage... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/alpine-poppy-pa.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/alpine-poppy-pa.html Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:38:19 -0500 The first time I saw Bells of Ireland, about 10 or 15 years ago, was as fresh cut-flowers. They make such beautiful flower arrangements. I had no idea what Bells of Ireland plants looked like until last year, when we... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/bells-of-irelan.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/bells-of-irelan.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:45:02 -0500 There are 2 geum plants I have had for many years, in my sunny front garden. 7.1.06 Geum (pronounced - dzi-em) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the rose family (Rosaceae). According to Botanical.com .... Geum, originated from a Greek... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/geum-chiloense.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/geum-chiloense.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:30:14 -0500 Last year I planted 2 torch lily bulbs (rhizomes) and only saw some foliage from the plants, but there were no flowers. Then, earlier this spring I started to see some growth that quickly developed into clumps of healthy-looking, grass-like,... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/the-red-hot-pok.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/the-red-hot-pok.html Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:51:35 -0500 Foxglove is a herbaceous, ornamental perennial plant which has been around for centuries. Digitalis came from the word digital which means "of or relating to fingers." The flower of foxglove fits like a glove over a human finger. There are... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/the-common-foxg.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/the-common-foxg.html Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:55:16 -0500 There are plenty of irises to enjoy this season. Most of the bearded irises in my front yard is gone, but there are quite a few left in the back yard and I have been using them as cut... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/iris---revisite.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/iris---revisite.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:51:12 -0500 Every time I see lupines in bloom in someone else's yard, I wonder why I had such a difficult time growing mine and getting them to come back the following year. I could not even count how many times I... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/another-try-at.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/another-try-at.html Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:41:56 -0500 For years and years, even when I was very young in my native country of Thailand, I was always fascinated by ferns. In those days I remembered seeing the black spores in the back of the fronds and had... http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/fern-fern-fern.html http://gardenblog.projo.com/2009/06/fern-fern-fern.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:14:01 -0500