Learn more about the plants we are growing for our sale on Mother’s Day weekend. (May 10-12, 2013)
Annuals
Video Blog – Paperwhites
Paperwhites are great bulbs for the winter garden.
Seeing Red
With the temperature getting hotter, we are seeing a lot of red these days. There’s more red showing in the thermometer, people walking around the garden sometimes have red faces flush from the heat and exercise, and of course there are plenty of red flowering plants. This is especially true in the hummingbird garden. The…
Ornamental Pepper
An annual that you might want to check out for your garden this coming season is the new Ornamental Pepper ‘Black Olive’, (Capsicum annuum ‘Black Olive’) It went through nation-wide testing last year in All America Selections trial gardens and was reported as a standout, especially in southern gardens where heat was a major factor. …
A Cut Above
Have you ever done something that you know is such a bad idea or so dangerous it defies common sense, yet you are compelled to try it anyway? I guess that’s how thrill seekers live much of their life. Well yesterday I went and did that crazy thing and this week we’ll see how well…
Making Sense of this Garden
After a few days, the spider lilies started to creep me out, so I left the Japanese Garden in search of a new place. I ended up in the Sensory Garden in front of the education building. This is a good spot for people watching – most folks walk by this garden on the way…
Pretties in Pink
With all the rain this week, I floated down the Garden path to the Matson Garden. From here I have a good view of the Tropical Garden across the canal. The Matson Garden is a nice garden with a good mix of plants. It is also kind of quiet with the exception of one eaglet…
Fall Foliage – Finally!
Fall came to the Garden this week. Yes, we’ve had some cooler weather for a while and a few trees here and there had some leaves turning color, but the autumn season seemed a little lackluster. Then, with all the cool damp weather this past week, the color started coming out on the trees. I…
Halloween Comes Early
What a scary couple of weeks! A couple of Saturdays ago, I was all set to enjoy a nice relaxing birthday. All of a sudden there came a huge crowd of people for something one of them called a “Pull and Plant” day. For some folks, Halloween is the time for all things scary, but…
Kaleidoscopes
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks in the Butterfly Garden and the Wildflower Meadow. Like a kaleidoscope, wherever you turn you will see a variety of beautiful colors in an ever changing pattern. Zinnias in shades of pink, red, yellow and orange; Pentas in white, lavender and red; purple gomphrena; deep orange firecracker plant;…