Plants we love, hate, or just have something to say about.
From the GardenRant archives, this post was originally published in December of 2008. By Allan Armitage I wrote this a number of years ago after I discovered gardeners, even students, [...]
“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave [...]
Take a look at the two 'Goshiki' Osmanthus (a/k/a False Holly) on either side of my front door, where they get just a couple hours of late afternoon sun. They're [...]
Meet 'Charlotte,' which will always be an "it" to me. This won’t be a popular opinion. But it’s been on my mind for a while, and, as the [...]
A screenshot from a facebook post (don't click on the +3) Usually, at this time of year, my social feeds are filled with cries of “Too soon!, too [...]
Red fall color is the universal favorite, and I get it. Like everybody else, I'm a fan. There is nothing like coming upon an 'October Glory' red maple or a [...]
One of fall's last hurrahs. Symphiotrichum (Aster) oblongifloium on October 27th. The old joke among horticulturists is that shuffling and splitting plant names keeps botanists off the dole. [...]
This might be Creme Upstar, though not double enough. Nothing lasts forever. Beauty is fleeting. You’re heard these hackneyed sayings many times. But maybe this year they’re worth [...]
A month ago I posted in this space about Daniel Hinkley, about his noted collector’s garden in Indianola, Washington, and his new book about it, Windcliff: A Story of People, [...]
Like many, I’ve been working at home since March and, for the most part, enjoying it. But I do go to the office once in a while to pick up [...]
Rufus patrols the border. It’s hard to stay on top of runaway name-calling. Most of the tried and true insults now look like tread-bare bald tires, but [...]
There remains a certain snobbishness about annuals, partly because some perceive them as “common,” and partly because they’re, well, annual. (Many of us have seen the famous Plant Delights/Tony Avent [...]
