‘Baby’s Breath’

Sneezewort

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Last week I spotted an alluring plant in the garden center.  It was in full bloom, offering up a cloud of small, white blossoms and a billowing habit.  I reached for it, imaging exactly where in the garden it would go. Then I saw the label—Gypsophilia paniculata or baby’s breath.  I stopped in mid-reach.  Baby’s … Read more

A Grape of a Different Color

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It is currently snowing outside.  Each big, fat flake that hurls from the sky lands with a loud accusation: “You haven’t planted all your bulbs.” It is true, and while I could make all kinds of perfectly valid excuses, I won’t do it.  I rest secure in the knowledge that this first snow is just … Read more