Meet my friend Lupine

First let’s clarify, lupine and I are not close friends.  I haven’t been able to coax them into living in my garden for more than a few years before they die but I have adored this plant since I was a child where they can be seen growing sprinkled throughout the fields and roadsides in…

A floral view of Portugal

Wildflowers, castle gardens, seaside flowers . . . here are some shots of flowers in the various places we traveled on our trip through Portugal.  Maybe you know what some of them are called?   Which of these flowers did you like best?

Meet Solomon’s Seal

Solomon’s Seal graces the shade garden with it’s curved, arching stems from mid-spring through fall.  It’s simple flowers hang gently below the protection of the leaves in spring. It is hardy and easy to care for providing a lot of reward for the gardener with little work. Mine lives quite happily under the apple tree. …

Meet Stinking Benjamin

Finding Red Trillium blooming in the woods is a sure sign that spring is really here for good. I enjoy seeing these flowers very much and spotting them along a trail is as good as finding a $5 bill along the street, only better!  There are a couple state parks in NH that have an…

Meet my “Daffy” friends

Over the years I have planted daffodils in nearly ever nook and cranny in my gardens & yard. Partly because I really enjoy planting bulbs and it is the last gardening activity I can do before the ground freezes and snow flies and partly because I so enjoy their bright smiling faces come spring. It…

Meet my friend “Lungwort”

I LOVE my Lungwort. It is the first perennial to bloom in my garden even before the leaves start to pop out on the trees. It is the first color that shows up after the crocus and along with the daffodils and is so welcome after a long winter. I find this variety (Pulmonaria saccharata)…