You CAN grow artichokes in Canada…
Tag: purple flowers
In a Vase, On Monday – Hyacinth
I know, it’s February. I know, it’s my first IAVOM post since 2019. When you say it like that, sounds I’ve been slacking off a bit, eh? Well. It’s winter. There’s snow, and ice. Although I’ve seen a few snowdrop and daffodil tips poking through now and then, garden flowers are still a few months […]
Silent Sunday – Bee the Lavender
Honey Bees finally found the Lavender!
In a Vase on Monday – Endings and Beginnings
Daffs are ending, Lilac is starting.
What I Learned Today – Stachys – another kind of corn
A good friend and wonderful gardener told me last weekend that she cuts off the flower stalks from Lamb’s Ears – Stachys byzantina! I was a bit aghast, but she said she found the flowers a distraction when the main attraction was the soft fuzzy leaves that form a woolly groundcover. Turns out she’s not […]