Twilight Zone
Help! What is this Strange Plant Sculpture?
I I bought this amazing piece of botany at an estate sale, but I have not been able to identify what type of plant it is. I want to know where in the world this funky plant grows and what is the name of this alien species. Any ideas??? Please respond, and if you don’t know, just make something up! Continue reading Help! What is this Strange Plant Sculpture?
Toad Lily
We need flowers year round. It just makes life a little bit better. Tricyrtis is a perennial that blooms for us during August, September and October and can grow in partial shade. Exciting, right? When I saw this one blooming it had an abundance of flowers that were dripping off the stem. A nice contrast to the bright, warm colors of echinacea and rudbeckia. … Continue reading Toad Lily
Wild Swan Anemone
Wild Swan Anemone is like a graceful dancer in delicate shades of creamy white and pale lavender. With so many fall colors of vibrant orange, yellow and pink, it’s refreshing to have a performer in soft white twirl across the stage. Winner of the 2011 Plant of the Year award at the Chelsea Flower Show, Wild Swan grows in zones 6-8 in part shade to … Continue reading Wild Swan Anemone
Bald Cypress—The Theory on Knees
This summer, while wandering through the beautiful VanDusen Gardens in Vancouver, British Columbia, I saw the remarkable bald cypress, complete with knees. I had written a short post on Deciduous Conifers previously, and had always wanted to see this tree, and especially those knees! There are theories swirling all around about the purpose of the knees. Could these projections of the roots act as a support and … Continue reading Bald Cypress—The Theory on Knees
Rainyleaf 