Yellow All Over

After all the grayness of winter, it is an absolute revelation to see yellow-flowered plants springing up in the garden.  Usually the yellow blooms in my part of the world appear in sequence.  The little yellow miniature daffodils come first, eventually to be succeeded by their later flowering narcissus relatives.  Once the mini daffs are … Read more

A Star is Born

Every day in New York and Los Angeles, any number of aspiring actors toil in obscurity, awaiting the moment when they will be “discovered” by someone who can launch their stage and screen careers.  Once upon a time, a flashy horticultural performer with the ungainly name of Eschscholzia californica, had a story much like that. … Read more