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I Love Blackberry Lily, aka Iris domestica  

Name: Blackberry Lily, aka Iris domestica   Type of Plant: We call it a lily but it’s actually an Iris, native of Asia. Why I Love this Plant:  I love how the small orange flowers grow in sprays, and how they attract butterflies. I love the seedpods in the garden, and...

I Love Flame Thrower® Redbud aka Cercis canadensis ‘NC2016-2’

Name: Flame Thrower® Redbud aka Cercis canadensis 'NC2016-2' PP #31,260 Type of Plant: A cross between two cultivars of Cercis canadensis, 'The Rising Sun (non-weeping, gold-leaf) and NC2006-14 (weeping, purple leaf).    Why I Love this Plant:   This plant has a bit...

When You Intend A Plant To Be Destroyed

There are some perennials that we place in the garden hoping that they aren't eaten by rabbits, beetles, or caterpillars. But there are others that we plant, hoping that they will be munched, shredded or otherwise destroyed. The pearly everlasting (Anaphalis...
Poems for a New Year

Poems for a New Year

My friend Kirk Brown posted this Ogden Nash poem on his Facebook page today, an annual tradition for him. I have always loved Ogden Nash...as a girl, his poetry and Dr.Suess's books started me rhyming, an activity I...

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I Love Tall Alliums

I Love Tall Alliums

Name:  Allium species and hybrids Type of Plant:  A bulb that produces round flowers on the tops of tall stems in the late-spring or early-summer....

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