Here are some of
the things I had in my garden last summer (2000)....
Gardenia and Bleeding Heart
Orange Tea Rose
My *magnificent* pink McCartney rose and a pot
of violas~always the first purchase of Spring!
These photos were taken in early summer. By the beginning of August, the McCartney rose was taller than I am (and I'm 5' 6" tall!) and easily six feet across. It was absolutely loaded with buds, which open to about six inches across and have a lovely, heady scent. If you're looking for a splendid, fragrant rose with prolific blooms, you'll want to have this one. I'm just at the beginning of my rose-growing, but I recommend this one heartily.
This is one of my African violets...it seems to like the spot on my desk. At its peak it was sixteen inches across!
And this year......
The Hoya PageHoya belongs to the family of succulents. There are hundreds of varieties. I discovered I had one when I went about finding out what a "mystery plant" I had was...mine is a Hoya Obscura, a pretty draping plant which has cluster-like puffy, white blooms which smell heavenly. That's it in the picture on this home page. Check it out!
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Sponsors of the fabulous annual Philadelphia Flower Show.
Neoflora The world's largest plant database, offering profiles with information on hardiness, characteristics, and tolerances, and planting and care instructions.
Mythical plants of the Middle Ages A look at the mythical plants Medieval people believed in; with period illustrations.
Guide to poisonous plants From the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University; particularly useful if you are a pet owner...
Plants brought to Hawaii by the original settlers An interesting site.
Plants and our environment Learn about the different parts of plants and how they work, as well as the impact they have on our environment.
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