Rock garden quarterly
ANYONE WHO HAS ever had to prepare a talk knows the angst of editing pictures. All of the plants in my garden are my favorites. The ones that turn out not to be my favorites go to plant sales or to a neighbor who puts them in heavily watered, super-rich soil and then assumes they were annuals when...
IN 2017, COLORADO’S capital city, Denver, joined a growing list of cities, including San Francisco, New York, Paris, and London, requiring green roofs on all new construction of more than 25,000 square feet (2300 m 2 ). Green roof gardens already exist and have proven themselves. But rock gardens...
SUMMERS IN PORTLAND , Oregon, are the stunning reward for our long, wet, grey, cool, winters. Summer days are sunny and the weather is warm (some would say hot, and after the temperature records set this last summer I would agree). While many think of the Pacific Northwest as rainy all the time...
EACH APRIL THE Delaware Valley Chapter of NARGS kicks off its spring schedule with a flower show. This venerable tradition allows our horticultural wizards to show off their treasures and offers future wizards a chance to dip their toes in the water. Members see familiar plants beautifully grown or...
NEARLY EVERY GARDENING organization is facing the same problems: an aging membership and difficulty recruiting new members. That is true for us in NARGS, just as it is for garden clubs and plant societies of all types. For one of my day jobs, I travel around North America and give presentations for...
IT IS THE twilight of the season. Outside, apricot-brown oak leaves glow in the morning sunlight, while pale yellow discs of cottonwood fall in great swirls, a round of carpet on the frosted lawn. This is my garden, one which germinated within me, naturally, as a wee child; fascinated by the beauty...
IF YOU ARE interested in unusual natural habitats and are traveling to eastern Pennsylvania in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, you should be aware of our small cluster of serpentine barrens. This globally rare soil type results in unusual plant communities. Serpentine is a...
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 Description:Asperula daphneola is native to high elevation screes of Mount Nif, Turkey, growing at elevations of about 1500m. Plants have a mat-like habit 5-8 cm tall. The narrow, linear leaves are grey-green, hairy and about 1 cm in length. In June and July plants are smothered in scented shell-pink, funnel-shaped flowers that are up to 1 cm long. Cultivation:This species of Asperula requires full sun, excellent drainage, especially in winter, and alkaline... |
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