primula vulgaris

Primroses Wild and Tame

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In two days I am going to Philadelphia to witness the wonders of the Philadelphia Flower Show, which has returned to the Convention Center in that city after a COVID-related absence of three years.  I have avoided the flower show-related publicity because I want to be amazed when I walk into the vast hall full … Read more

Fragrant Primroses

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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