ROCK ROSE

Over the last few days Zepherine drouhin began to open blooms. This cerise, thornless, climbing rose has the sweetest fragrance. On the fron...

I wonder if anyone is familiar with the expression, A turn up for the books. It was one I heard family say when they had an unexpected piece...

I don't need to drive out into the countryside to see bluebonnets. I have plenty of them right outside my door. They are in front o...

If you had visited my garden 7 years ago there wouldn't have been a iris in sight. Now my garden has 4 different kinds and when the iris...

That may seem quite a tall order-to come up with 51 reasons why to grow a plant. At this time of the year it's easy. I just go outside a...

Back in January I had the opportunity to take a most unexpected garden tour. After all, when you go to an airport you expect to sit in the d...

Yesterday I spotted the first bloom on my blue gilia, Gilia rigidula. I doubt you will ever see this flower at the nurseries and I have neve...

This maybe the first time I have posted on Foliage Follow up Day but it seems appropriate today as many spring blooms are missing from my ga...

Welcome to March in my garden, which is far from being its normal self following a terrible freeze just over a week ago. We are not used to ...