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June 18, 2008

martagons: what’s not to love?

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TA-DA! That’s what I hear when I see the vivid red martagon lily named ‘Claude Shride’ open up his blossoms in June and throw back his tepals (the technical word for what in lilies look like petals). Ta-da! We’re in a very “ta-da!” mood here this week at A Way to Garden, so it seemed perfect that he decided to open as if on cue. Want to know more about my beautiful boy?

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May 16, 2008

more, more, more (2)

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AND THE BEAT GOES ON. If April was hectic, May is insane. Already showed you the lilacs, and at least a glimpse of the crabapples, which are fading (more to come on them), but here’s an odd lot of babies who wanted their portraits taken before it was too late. Remember: third click’s the trick (for a juicy image).

primula sieboldii
viola 'terra cotta'
tiarella cordifolia

berberis koreana
Narcissus 'Actaea
berberis 'royal cloak'


May 9, 2008

moving bulbs

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alliums etc.

WHEN ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MOVE BULBS that are simply in the wrong place, or have grown overcrowded? Elizabethsflowers asked specifically about her ornamental onions today on the forums, and it got me thinking.

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May 1, 2008

think fall (yes, fall): part 2

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SO YOU ALREADY HEARD that the secret to making a year-round garden is to think all seasons, all the time. Yes, yes, I know it’s very un-Buddhist to be outside the moment (and believe me, I realize these things as I write my posts and worry about myself). But whether in the “be here now” or not, here’s my next tip: Read more

April 27, 2008

and the hits just keep on comin’

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LET’S HEAR IT FOR the little guys: It’s their moment. Click and meet them.