Cyclamen hederifolium

Cyclamen Rejuvenation

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Garden cyclamen, sometimes known as hardy cyclamen, are subtle plants and easy to forget when they are not in leaf or flower.  I forgot mine completely until I noticed that they hadn’t appeared this year.  I don’t know what happened, but I blame the squirrels who have rampaged through the garden, digging with impunity and … Read more

Fall Finish

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The tall asters, now known as Symphyotrichum, will be finished with their impressive run by a week from now, leaving only some of their smaller cousins to carry on the garden show.  The fall-blooming colchicums will also have finished their day in the sun, leaving only a few fading petals on the ground to show … Read more