I’m not sure which is more stunning : the larger bloom of the new Tropical Escape Hibiscus or ….. …. where they come from. This is a photo out in the fields where the Tropical Hibiscus grows on the Miami based farm at Costa Farms. “Plants are no longer a luxury, but a necessity [...]
Suddenly I felt light headed and nausea after doing a HUGE upload on to my 5 year old Flickr account. Confusion and dismay filled my happy garden world as I clicked over to my photostream to find over 1,000 photos GONE - What??? I immediately started clicking around on the Flickr URL to see if [...]
Last week I had the privilege of spending the day in Miami, Florida at the Costa Farms amazing trial garden. This year they have expanded to 2 acres of stunning blooms that will be coming to a garden center near you in 2012. In the slide show below I share some of my favorite captures [...]
It’s hard to believe it is time to start gathering the seeds we will be sowing for our garden 2012. The weather in our Ohio garden has been crazy and the ground has yet to freeze completely allowing me to turn the soil in the raised beds where I add my rabbit compost. I can’t [...]
This is the Ball : Durango Flame French Marigold I think my favorite Fertilize Friday / Flaunt Your Blooms shares that I participate in on my garden friend Glenda’s site take place in the winter. In the summer it is hard to decide which bloom I’ll pick from the garden to talk about. In the [...]
While much of the country has white mulch covering their gardens, Janet Endsley and her crew work hard moving the soil indoors to inspire the Northwest with A Floral Symphony. The Northwest Flower and Garden Show is a five day spectacular event filled with one of a kind garden art, music and of course garden [...]
