This was a great year in my garden. Blue and bright, a profusion of delight. This is the first year I’ve had more than one bloom on my Meconopsis plants, which I originally acquired at the Rhododendron Species Garden. Last year only one single plant bloomed. So this year when I saw one early flower spike arising, I was overjoyed, but tempered my hopes, believing … Continue reading Blue Poppy Time
Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’ is a robust summer flower. I just snipped one from my garden and the stem is almost half an inch wide. It’s like holding a chunky wand with a ray of magical golden color on top. My plant is only one year old, but the flowers rise up almost three to four feet from the ground. Each plant has up to 12 … Continue reading Rudbeckia Indian Summer
Growing this blue poppy is joy. True blue happiness. I was delighted when my first Meconopsis bloomed last May. The color is a shimmering radiant blue that reflects the heavenly color of the sky and sea. It’s such a contrast to all the others flowers around that one can’t help but fall in love with this flower. As soon as mine bloomed I was already … Continue reading Germinating Meconopsis
I was thrilled when on the lovely day of May 3rd the first bud of my Himalayan Blue Poppy began to open. I purchased two plants last year at the Rhododendron Species Garden in Federal Way, hoping against hope that I could grow them in my yard. I knew that Meconopsis could be a difficult plant to grow and without a lot of options … Continue reading Poppy Love
This is a difficult plant to grow. It tempts you with its beauty, it tricks you with its size. And then when you plant a seed….nothing may happen. And then nothing may continue to happen. And then one tiny little plant will emerge. Then nothing. Then 5 or six plants will show up. And then nothing. A few months later you might get one or … Continue reading Germinating Lewisia
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