Plant Profile: Lavender Twist Redbud (Cercis canadensis ‘Covey’)
Karen Lavender Twist is a weeping form of the native redbud. It was first found in 1991 in the New York garden of Connie Covey and was propagated from that tree.…
Florist’s Cyclamen (Cyclamen x persicum cv.)
The holiday season brings several special plants to the market and one of the prettiest is the florists cyclamen, C. persicum with its unusual flowers and attractive foliage. The individual…
How to Make a Boxwood Tree for Christmas
A small, tabletop tree made of boxwood tips is a beautiful holiday decoration that can easily be made at home. When I worked in a florist we would sell them…
Plant Profile: English Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa’)
English boxwood is an evergreen shrub native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia where they grow in open woodlands and rocky hillsides. It and is member…
A Visit to Parco dei Mostri, Bomarzo, Italy
Whether you like gardens or monsters you will be captivated by parco dei mostri where huge stone creatures loom ominously as though they are ready to make you into mincemeat.…
Recipe: Rose Hip Jam
The rose garden is a powerhouse of beautiful flowers from spring to autumn with dazzling color to treat the eyes and heavenly fragrance to tantalize the nose. All through the…
Plant Profile: Adam’s Needle (Yucca filimentosa) ‘Color Guard’)
When I look out across 100 feet of lawn to my perennial garden in winter the plant that first catches my eye is ‘Color Guard’. It’s canary yellow color is…
Gorgeous Greens for Holiday Arrangements
I always look forward to filling my house with fresh greens for the holidays. I love both their look and aroma and use them in arrangements alone or combined with…
Plant Profile: Winter Creeper (Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’)
When cold weather settles in and the autumn coloration disappears the yellow and green leaves of this fabulous little shrub will add color to your garden. The foliage keeps its…
The Retreat, Nassau, Bahamas
The Retreat, located on Village Road in Nassau, is one of three gardens in the area and features rare and exotic species of palms, cycads, native hardwoods, and flowering trees…