I’m not sure why Cercis canadensis, Canada Redbud, is called Red since the flower and bud are decidedly pink.mauve/purplish to my eye. I know one of the common names for small trees in the genus Cercis is Judas Tree, named because in biblical times Judas hanged himself on a Cercis which, until then, had white […]
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Six on Saturday – 23/05/2020 – Ifs, Ands and Butts
Thoughtful planning can produce beautiful results – and a new rain barrel are in this week’s Six things in the garden.
Six on Saturday – Suddenly Summer
Officially we’ve nearly a month left of spring but with temps close to 30 yesterday it was suddenly shorts and sandals weather. Most of the spring bulbs have had their days of glory, and now that the Camassia are swooning around in all their blue splendour there’s only the Alliums left to bloom (Purple Sensation […]