Ultimately, it was amazing how quickly things were almost finished and I was out of the cold. Nothing like the satisfaction of a job adequately done, especially knowing it happened with such ruthless and reckless efficiency.
I have been piddling along on the Lenten rose slow lane for years. My garden is not well stocked with new breeding. Possession of my old hellebores—with downward facing [...]
Spring is just around the corner and will spring into its manic business faster than a mouse trap. There's never enough time to observe it. As always, I will just try to buckle up and enjoy what I can of it as I'm hauled variously across it as my own trajectory wobbles like a bottle rocket.
I am repeating an extraordinary tale I heard over 40 years ago, one that deserves retelling. In 1979 I was working for Will Ingwersen, the alpine plants expert and [...]
We probably all love hellebores, but some people seem to like them leafy and some people like them naked. And sometimes the plants themselves seem to come kind of in-between. [...]
January is a great time for me – I ignore the garden and stay indoors by the fire as much as possible. I love indoors. With a good book. [...]
