Beautiful and Wretched Voodoo Lily
The voodoo lily’s (Amorphophallus bulbifer) reputation as a real stinker precedes it, and I have to admit that I have always been a bit hesitant about introducing something that smells badly to my...
View ArticleGrowing Amaryllis with Dugald Cameron
Each Autumn, big, beautiful Amaryllis bulbs show up in stores alongside spring blooming bulbs. And every year I hesitate, full of guilt about the indulgence at a time when I have so many houseplants to...
View ArticleAmaryllis ‘Rio Negro’
Just in time to bring some colour into a painfully cold and white world, the amaryllis ‘Rio Negro’ bulb that I potted up in late November is now in full bloom. As predicted, it reminds me of the...
View ArticleAmaryllis ‘Graffiti’
The smaller African amaryllis ‘Graffiti’ I mentioned last week has produced a second set of blooms. Only two of the three bulbs put out a second stem, and they’re not quite as colourful as the first...
View ArticleFirst Flower of Spring
I usually avoid republishing images that were recently posted to one of my social media accounts, but when you consider how hard won this spring feels and the fact that this little flower was trapped...
View ArticleOn Growing Garlic and Breaking the Rules
All of the books will tell you (even my own), that you should not allow your garlic plants to produce full flowers. Cut them off when they’re still closed (called scapes). And it’s true. If you want to...
View ArticleEnd of the Season Drama
The first real snow is on the ground. I say “real snow” to differentiate it from the first threatening flakes of the season that fall and quickly evaporate on contact. That snow is a precursor to the...
View ArticleAmaryllis ‘Chico’
My heart fluttered when I peeled back the holiday wrapping and revealed its contents. I have been coveting this particular amaryllis variety — ‘Chico’ (Hippeastrum cybister) — for years. I saw it once...
View ArticleIn Bloom: Amaryllis ‘Chico’
Just as I was once again pulled under by winter’s worst, the ‘Chico’ amaryllis that I received as a Holiday gift delivered its bright and cheerful promise, proving once again that anything that blooms...
View ArticleBig Impact with the ‘Tiny Padhye’ Lily
The 'Tiny Padhye' lily is a prolific yet compact variety with maroon and white flowers that was originally developed for container growing. Click through for more info and photos of this gorgeous lily...
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