Puffy Vine Love may be more original than anything else, but if you prefer a more natural effect, it grows easily from seed and adds an authentic Victorian look to the garden.Fluffy Vine Love is a real old-fashioned plant that is fun to grow, even if it’s not an heirloom plant, because of its fluffy,…
Every year I like to build a trellis for the canary vines because of the golden flowers that are as enticing as gold! The foliage of the canary vine Tropaeolum perigrinum suggests that it is the root of an arid lily, but once it flowers it can surprise even the experts.Tropaeolum perigrinum is a natural…
Artichoke farming is actually not easy, at least in the North, and very few people are able to grow artichokes as well as they do, but things are changing as new methods and varieties become available. It will take some time for this to catch on, but as more and more local growers discover the…
Scented violets, do you like them?Not only is there a great deal of confusion on my part about what a scented violet is and what it is not, but the same is true of botanists as well. Fortunately, with the recent sequencing of DNA, this issue seems to have been resolved. Of course, there are…
I love growing plants, floral or otherwise, and exploring the world of plants! So after an interesting experiment in which I tested various cultivation methods to see if I could get better results from what are usually bland flowers, I was rewarded with 6-foot tall tobacco flowers.I’m not very familiar with the genus Tobacco, but…
We all love to see our gardens full of flowers blooming in the spring, shouldn’t we be sowing seeds in the winter? Sowing seeds may be easy, or look easy, but then it is difficult. Shortcuts rarely pay off unless people know the pros and cons. There are many novel ways to do this circulating…
Dan pointed to the south and told us they owned the next two hills, the one we saw had a trail running through it, as did the hill behind it. He reiterated that the farmers who owned the land before them had kept the vegetation under control, growing as much grass as possible. But they…
It’s finally autumn and after a hot summer I’m certainly celebrating this year. It’s amazing how different the garden looks. A few rainfalls, cooler nighttime temperatures and shorter days have had a big impact on plant growth and my sanity. It’s a miracle the plants survived after such a harsh summer. Native plants are fortunate…
As we rounded the corner of the farm, the mass planting of Rudbeckia plants was in full bloom at this end of the plinth that extends westwards from the house. It was shocking to see so much colour after crossing the quiet meadow above. I wondered how I hadn’t seen it before, but I realised…
It’s been hot, but until recently it looked nice and lush. But the heat and drought are not serious problems; the problem is. The caterpillars are loving it. The bay mussels we like to fly around the garden find the plant and lay their eggs. These spiny orange larvae look hateful, but as long as…
