hyacinth

Unpacking Spring

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Right now it is gray, drippy and chilly outside my window.  Even though the last roses are still shivering on the bushes, I feel starved for color. Grabbing at emotional straws, I peer hopefully through the mist for the  new growth on the scarlet willow or  Salix alba var. vitellina ‘Britzensis’—but the little tree does … Read more

General Kohler

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Somewhere out in my yard, General Köhler lies sleeping peacefully under a light blanket of snow.  I expect he is snoring, or would be, if he were not a hyacinth bulb waiting for the earth to warm up next spring. These days merchandisers frequently name plants according to purported ease of cultivation—“Oso Easy” and “Hasslefree” … Read more