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This week has brought lengthening days, warmth from the sun and bud burst from many of the dormant clumps of herbaceous plants throughout the Garden - all signs that spring will soon be with us. It may take longer for the soil to warm up this year on account of the increased rainfall we in Edinburgh
Ledebouria cooperi (Cooper's False Scilla) is an attractive bulbous plant with narrow, olive-green leaves marked with purple spots ...
Ranunculus. A family of annuals and and herbaceous biennials which includes Nigella and even Clematis.
Today was FRIGID with no activity out in the gardens (except for hungry deer). While the weather outside was frightful, the inside was so delightful (and productive). Pat M. continued … Continue reading "Yellow Fumitory (Corydalis lutea)"
Tufa Column
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A delight, as ever, inside the Alpine House at RHS Wisley. Auriculas are out in numbers, and much else besides. A perfect spot then to while away half an hour, taking in the rich detail and rich co…
Yunnan, Dechen, Bai Ma Shan, 4650m
WONDERFUL ROCK GARDEN Englishman Has a Three Acre Reproduction of the Matterhorn. The largest rock garden in England is that of Sir Frank Crisp at Friar Park, Henley. It is a faithful reproduction …
Βραυρώνα (Αττική) 22/04/2014 Η Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase 1997 είναι μεσογειακή ορχιδέα με άρωμα που θυμίζει βανίλια. Περιγράφτηκε το 1811 από την
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Tufa Wall, Saxifaga longifolia
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Austrostipa stipoides / Prickly Spear-grass
Calochortus nuttallii in the Bighorns This was (in fact) one of the first special flowers we saw last Thursday as we drove up Highway 14-Alternate on the Bighorns. This is probably the 10th or 12th trip I've led to the area--in this case the overflow from the Bighorn/Beartooth/Yellowstone trip that departed today (our "second" trip came a week earlier) for the North American Rock Garden Society that has launched wildly successful flower tours: both tours to the Bighorns last year filled. This year we had to add yet another, and the Dolomite tour was doubled as well! The trip to Northern Michigan at the Annual Meeting two years ago was overbooked, and I have a hunch the trips in the pipeline for next year will do so as well: be advised! Join NARGS and be quick about it! The lower foothills of the Bighorns are covered with Sagebrush steppe--an acquired taste. Once you've acquired it, you can never have enough--I warn you! (What's that blue stuff in the sagebrush anyway?)... It's one of the innumerable penstemons found hereabouts--in this case Penstemon subglaber. Pinus albicaulis The whitebark pine occurs mostly at high elevation--but there are some lower down: many are succumbing to Blister Rust: very worrisome. Penstemon laricifolius v. laricifolius Widespread on Wyoming steppe--one can never have enough of this flashy waif: hundreds of clumps on the roadcuts to Five Springs campground. Not just pink penstemons...but this: Penstemon aridus Penstemon aridus I had a little trough full of a miniature form of this for years--maybe decades. Time to do it again! A specialty of the region. Pulsatilla patens albino One of my sharp eyed associates found this albino: I would dearly love to grow this! Pulsatilla patens Truth be said, nothing beats the blue form. It's much smaller and bluer than around Denver up here above treeline: maybe it will be easier to grow as well? Eritrichium elongatum I know, I know: some lump it with E. nanum: the seed morphology is very different--and most here have little stems. They're every bit as brilliant no matter what their name. Since this was the snowiest winter in 40 years, we finally found Kelseya in full bloom~ Here are the two same clumps--I had to use a telephoto for the closeups (Jan wouldn't let me get close)... Another slightly blurry shot from too far away--but the contrast of rose flowers and orange lichens are truly unique! A little Lesquerella I know they're now supposed to by Physaria--but the unilocular ones MUST be slightly phylogenetically distinct! I believe this is P. paysonii. Androsace montana Tass Kelso told me they'd be merged a decade or more ago: and in her honor I'm fallowing suit (but Douglas did deserve his own genus don't you think?) Aquilegia jonesii (on the right--as if I had to say that) The snowdrift looked so large through telephoto lens leading to the locus classicus of this columbine we had to settle for the fewer number on Mediine Wheel. Penstemon eriantherus This happened to be photographed near Wapiti, but I know it grows all around the Bighorns..heck, I'll be adding a few other outliers as well (hence the title).. Ranunculus eschscholtzii and Frasera speciosa rosette emerging through water. I'm very pleased with this picture: it amazes me now much the Frasera looks like a Protea! These forms are elemental. Fritillaria pudica and Claytonia lanceolata This happens to be by the gate towards Clay Butte on the Beartooth, but there ARE Frit. pudica ont he Bighorns too.. Chaenactis douglasii We saw this everywhere: this one taken near Wapiti. Penstemon deustus A rain the day before washed the dusty Deusty clean. Packera frewmontii I won't swear it's this species--but looks like it! Polemonium pulcherrimum Closeup of one of the best Jacob's Ladders... It grew in fantastic drifts along the shoreline of Lake Yellowstone: there must have been thousands every few paces... Wyethia helianthoides The queen of its genus: we saw a hillside covered with these but couldn't stop. I need this for my garden. What is Glenn Guetenberg photographing, prithee? The President of the local North American Rock Garden Society chapter is an avid and talented photographer. As well as a great gardener! Almost as photogenic as the plants thereabouts! Erythronium grandiflorum This was what he was taking a picture of... And a wonderful ochroleucus form of Erigeron compositus. Or is it E. ochroleucus? Yellowstone falls Even more dramatic than any painting or photograph. Always a pleasure to re-visit. Heuchera cylindrica If you had a really good telephoto lens, you might have seen this coralbells from the OTHER angle--it's growing on the verge of Yellowstone falls! Erigeron compositus v. discoideus And nearby the rayless form of cutleaf daisy... We saw Viola nuttallii everywhere... And this Antennaria in the parkinglot of Artist's Overlook. Not sure which one... Opuntia polyacantha with Absoroka Mountains in background... I can't begin to express my gratitude to the North American Rock Garden Society for sponsoring these amazing trips: these are just a few glimmerings of six magical days with a wonderful cast of characters and the superb Retreat Center that hosted us in royal style! Life is sweet!
Information and advice on how to grow Rhodohypoxis baurii in the garden, including propagation. Suitable for seasoned gardeners.
A glimpse of the new Steppe Garden situated at the very heart of DBG: a garden that a few years ago I never would have even dared imagined might exist! I'm not sure how it came about, but I am thrilled with the result: I am sure this garden will usher in a whole new suite of wonderful plants for us to grow! Emmanuel Didier (of Didier Studios in Fort Collins) did the schematic design and oversaw construction. Mike Bone from our staff and his team did the planting design and installation. I've been doing the gawking! An intriguing "trough"--with a spring on the other side... Last week saw the dedication of a new All American Selection annual garden as well...surprisingly full when it had just been planted! Another glimpse of A.A.S. Closeup of Lilium henryi, which is growing in several gardens... Lilium henryi An overall shot in the perennial border. Entrance to Plantasia Closeup featuring the non-variegated, non golden form of Hakonechloa macra..still a striking plant for a shade garden. Impatiens bicolor Dan Johnson and I collected this in the Pakistan Himalaya in 2001. Incarvillea olgae I have always wanted to plant a thousand of these in a field and see if any genetic dwarfs would happen: if we could get one 2' instead of 4' tall it would be a HUGE seller (as Trump would say)... Seed on Paeonia mascula I have an excessive fondness for Echinops (as do the bumblebees) Melinis nerviglume in the South African Plaza Original crevice garden A fantabulous Scabiosa aff. graminifolia form Just love the way plants grow in the crevices Storm clouds of Limonium latifolium A wonderful form of Scutellaria orientalis ssp. pinnatifida Campanula alliarifolia Hips on Rosa pulverulenta Symphyandra hoffmannii More Symphyandra hoffmannii Acantholimon aff venusta Daphne x 'Anton Fahndrich' Impatiens glandulifera--dwarfed on a rock garden (it should be 8' tall) Aquilegia hinckleyi (one of the best) Polystichum aculeatum: I grew this from spore sent to me by Reginald Kaye in the 1970's A hybrid of Clematis texensis Rock Alpine Garden: Lilium davidii in foreground Snail's eye view of Lilium davidii: I do love lilies. Pelargonium endlicherianum Pelargonium endlicherianum Up close and personal! Seedpods on peonies are amazing Acantholimon huetii Seseli gummiferum Hats off to the marketing genius who first called this "moon carrot"...one of our signature plants now.. Campanula fragilis v. cavolinii Possibly my favorite campanula. Or one of my 25 or fifty faves anyway... Origanum 'Barbara Tinguey' Achnatherum calamagrostis Dianthus petraeus v. noeanus In the evening the tropical scent of this white flowered pink is positively overwhelming. Acantholimon hohenakeri Trachelium rumelianum Campanula incurva--blooming still after 3 months! Love the textures of summer... The terrace parterre is looking full... Delicious orange and chartreuse color scheme on the Promenade Love our succulent collection and glad to see it escape the much too small, cramped greenhouse! Dan Johnson is an amazing artist..one of his many gems at the Gardens Dasylirion texanum Nolina lindheimeri Zauschneria on Watersmart Pictre taken on Thursday--the next day "Little Stinky" opened. Today (Monday, the 8) it's over...sorry we both missed it!
Crevice gardens are done to perfection in the Fort Collins garden of Carol and Randy Shinn. They also know peonies, irises, and more.
The Latin word saxifraga means literally “stone-breaker”, from Latin saxum (“rock” or “stone”) + frangere (“to break”). Pliny the Elder thought the p…
