Fragrant Primroses

Fragrances and music have a tendency to seep right into your head and stay there.  This past week, as the predicted “snowpocalypse” turned into a “sno-vereaction,” the scent of a particular primrose took up residence in my brain.  Now I am on a quest for similar scented beauties for my spring garden. The brain take-over … Read more

Autumn Crocus

I need some cheap thrills for my autumn garden.  Usually I think about this too late—in mid September at the earliest.  This year, however, I am determined to get a jump on the season and the thrills. The kind of thrills I am looking for come from autumn flowering crocus and colchicum.  These plants bear … Read more