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Astilbes

9:59 AM Tue, Jun 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

My astilbes were planted about 20 years ago. The ones with white and red flowers have been growing and expanding in the front yard that received full sun. The ones with pink flowers are in the back garden with partial......

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'Blue Buttefly' Delphinium

6:31 AM Mon, Jun 29, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There are more than 300 species of delphinium, a perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). The main flower stems are erect and varied in size. The flowers come in many colors (blue, purple, pink, white). The blooming......

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Clematis, a climbing plant

6:30 PM Fri, Jun 26, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Clematis was among the list of my 'must have' flowering plants when I started gardening in 1988. 6/25/09 I believe every garden should have a clematis. I planted one with maroon color flowers along my back fence that gave me......

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A gardener's reflection on a rainy day

3:32 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

"Tell me what you think of the weather and I'll tell you what I think of you." These are the lines that have embedded in my brain for more than 30 years. I came across that saying in some......

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Canterbury Bluebells, Campanula persicifolio

4:40 PM Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Campanula have always been among my garden's flowers, right from the beginning. 2005 The two small plants I started some 20 years ago have multiplied into countless generations of offspring. 2006 I transplanted some to my backyard years ago......

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Stock flowers, Metthiola incana

10:59 PM Sun, Jun 21, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (2)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

For whatever reasons, Stock flowers are not well known or frequently seen in our area or in my East Side neighborhood. Metthiola got its name from AN Italian botanist, Pietro Andrea Mettioli (1500-1577). June 2004 Stock flowers are actually......

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Alpine poppy, Papaver alpinum

8:38 PM Thu, Jun 18, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Every few years I plant a few Alpine poppies in my front garden, because I love the lightweight, papery quality of the flowers that come in white and many shades of orange and yellow. The delicate, airy and lacy foliage......

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Bells of Ireland, Moluccella laevis

8:45 PM Wed, Jun 17, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (4)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

The first time I saw Bells of Ireland, about 10 or 15 years ago, was as fresh cut-flowers. They make such beautiful flower arrangements. I had no idea what Bells of Ireland plants looked like until last year, when we......

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Geum chiloense, a Grecian rose

9:30 PM Tue, Jun 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There are 2 geum plants I have had for many years, in my sunny front garden. 7.1.06 Geum (pronounced - dzi-em) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the rose family (Rosaceae). According to Botanical.com .... Geum, originated from a Greek......

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The red hot poker, Torch lily, a newcomer in my yard

1:51 PM Sun, Jun 14, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Last year I planted 2 torch lily bulbs (rhizomes) and only saw some foliage from the plants, but there were no flowers. Then, earlier this spring I started to see some growth that quickly developed into clumps of healthy-looking, grass-like,......

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The common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

6:55 PM Fri, Jun 12, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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Foxglove is a herbaceous, ornamental perennial plant which has been around for centuries. Digitalis came from the word digital which means "of or relating to fingers." The flower of foxglove fits like a glove over a human finger. There are......

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Iris revisited

3:51 PM Tue, Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

There are plenty of irises to enjoy this season. Most of the bearded irises in my front yard is gone, but there are quite a few left in the back yard and I have been using them as cut......

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Another try at lupines

11:41 AM Sun, Jun 07, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
By Pat Feinstein    Email

Every time I see lupines in bloom in someone else's yard, I wonder why I had such a difficult time growing mine and getting them to come back the following year. I could not even count how many times I......

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Fern, fern, fern

2:14 PM Tue, Jun 02, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
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For years and years, even when I was very young in my native country of Thailand, I was always fascinated by ferns. In those days I remembered seeing the black spores in the back of the fronds and had......

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Poppies, the dancers in my garden

9:40 AM Mon, Jun 01, 2009 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Pat Feinstein    Email

My first poppy opened up about a week ago. The paper quality of lightness and texture of the oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is unique. The showy character of poppy flowers is second to none. The dancers of the garden......

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