I am not a stamp collector and being a slave to the electronic communications that dominate all of our lives, I rarely send “snail mail” any more. When I do, I like to use stamps that make a statement, especially a botanical statement. This season I love the Winter Berries Forever stamps issued by the … Read more
Birds love shrubs that produce quantities of fall fruit. Unfortunately birds generally don’t communicate with plant merchandisers. Humans finally began to agree with the birds in the last third of the twentieth century, as the three or even four-season gardening trend took hold. Garden writers caught the bug and began extolling the virtues of fruits … Read more
Suddenly the scales have fallen from my eyes and I have seen Japanese maples for the first time. They have surrounded me forever, but now, after the clean-up from Hurricane Sandy, when so much has been swept away, the Japanese maples seem to stand out in an especially stark and beautiful way. Known botanically as … Read more
