Mastering Horticulture

Fig. 1     Spotted bellflower (Campanula punctata) C ampanula punctata .   Bell-shaped flowers that dangled from slender stalks perio...

Fig. 1        Abutilon x hybridum  - solitary and pendent flower. (February 15, 2012)   New Plant for My Garden Last fall, I bought a foot...

Fig. 1      Trifolium repens ' Atropurpureum ' T rifolium repens L. ' Atropurpureum ' (Fig.1) is one of many varieties of ...

Fig. 1  Mature plant communities at Filoli Gardens. G ardening is all about harnessing microclimate.  After so many years of studying, obse...

Every year is different.  We have had a lot of rain this year. Normally in the month of June my garden is somewhat starting to wear out the...

Rosa 'Eden' Flowers are a necessary fixture in any special occasion and roses are the often the top choice.   In celebration of Mo...

Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin' Like a celebrity at the peak of her stardom,  'Zephirine Drouhin' was the most photographed subje...

Fig. 1    Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' Lady Banks rose ( Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' )  is one of the first roses that blooms in my gard...

Ornamental Strawberry ( Fragaria x ananassa 'Lipstick') 'Lipstick' is an ornamental strawberry with flowers that bear the ...

Prominent stamens on Spider Plant ( Chlorophytum comosum ) flowers.  The details of the Spider-plant flowers are often unappreciated for se...

Rosa 'Fourth Of July'   (Parentage:  Rosa 'Roller Coaster' x Rosa 'Altissimo') Happy Fourth of July everyone!  My ...

Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin': Unopened buds Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin': Cerise-pink flowers The rose 'Zephirine Drouhin...

Transplanted pseudobulb with new shoots. New Growths on Pseudobulb.  Pseudobulbs are the swollen orchid stems where leaves are attached to....

This was one of the many plants that got trampled and broken when we had to replace the broken fence along the south-western side of the ya...