On Wednesday I posted a couple shots of the first flowers opening on the umbel of an Allium cristophii. What struck me was how large that individual flower was, and how it was like a beacon, there to guide the rest of the flowers in the inflorescence as they waited to open. Yesterday I was […]
Tag: Alliums
Six on Saturday – June 3, 2023
A mini heatwave over the past few days has encouraged perennials to open at an alarming rate. As I was dead-heading the last of the tulips yesterday, it seemed as if all around me I could almost see petals from Iris, Ox Eye Daisies, oriental poppies and much more unfurl, open and expand. Summer, it […]
3 Small Summer Alliums
Three diminutive flowering onions – Alliums – for the summer garden.
Six on Saturday – 06/06/2020 – Whoas and Woes
I’ve always asserted that one’s home garden is seldom static, but rather it’s forever changing. Trees grow, casting shade where once it was full sun. Perennials and shrubs grow, crowding out other perennials and shrubs, forcing gardeners to make difficult choices. That is what excites me about gardening. Never really knowing, one year to the […]
Six on Saturday – 20/07/2019 – Yes, it’s Hot
It’s a hot weekend in Prince Edward County
Six on Saturday – 01/06/2019 – June Blooms, Birds and Bees
It’s a lush spring day in Prince Edward County!