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december planting

It turns out it was not too late to plant daffodils after all. I found a large bag waiting sadly...

old rose, old square, old city

Cars and buses hunk horns, light wisps of smoke come out of street grilles, it’s cold. Busy people walk back...

bottled garden

There is something very poetic about a garden in a jar. Terraria come in all shapes and sizes and provide...

on the window sill

I always felt that amaryllis was too formal a flower, almost artificial in its perfection, until my daughter decided that...

white camellias

We arrived in Fairhope the day after Christmas, when a forty five degree chill accompanied a spectacular orange, purple and...

winter harvest

What a wonderful surprise! When I got home, I found my hot peppers in bloom and covered in fruit. I’m...

happy new year!

Happy New Year everybody! Courtesy of the gloriously lush Florida landscapes, a beautiful pink hibiscus. We left there right before...

ornamental grasses

A little bit of color right before the monochromatic winter garden. This year the ornamental grass is spoiling me with...

indoor fuchsia

I brought this little beauty indoors at the end of the season last year and it blooms gracefully, as you...

winter colors

When designing a perennial garden, planning for winter color is essential. Fortunately there is a reasonably wide selection of plants...