If you are into wildflowers, the best place to find them is at the edge of a wooded area in early to mid spring. The first sightings of the year—at least in boggy places–are usually skunk cabbage, which are so smelly and unattractive, that many people don’t count them as “wildflowers”. Among the more typical … Read more
There is something wonderful about coming back to the garden after a trip. My homecoming ritual always starts with a walk around the garden to reintroduce myself to the plants and see what has changed in my absence. And something has always changed, even if I have only been away for a weekend. Flowers bloom … Read more
A kind friend brought me a beautiful bouquet of long-stemmed florists’ anemones not long ago. Shut up tight they looked almost like tulips, except for the telltale ruff of fern-like leaves around the base of each bloom. When the help of a little warmth and light, those “tulips” morphed into large, saucer-like flowers with seven … Read more
