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Final dahlia order arrived today. Sadly NE Dahlia society could not have an in-person sale, but happily had an online sale for members😊Of note: is this huge Rae Ann’s Snowflake tuber! If you grow dahlias you know that tuber size does not alway
Wait! Succulents? Last fall I took a pumpkin/succulent workshop at Avant Gardens in Dartmouth MA @avant_gardens_ma My most favorite plant place by far. The decorated pumpkin was dismantled in December. Many cuttings rooted - can’t put that in t
This African yellow-flowered B. staudtii was quite lovely last September. Today I made 4 divisions and 3 leaf cones. Some should be for sale at the Buxton show in September #begonias #begoniastaudtii #begoniapropagation #africanbegonia #buxtonbegonia
Begonia hatacoa ‘Silver’ a rhizomatous Nepalese species, where the rhizomes are subsurface and the stem is erect. Requires high humidity, note female flowers bloomed and dropped, male flowers just starting to bloom, no seed this year!#beg
You know that saying “eyes bigger than your stomach”? Replace stomach with “garden”! I can’t walk by a seed rack or a catalog and resist! I am thrilled that this virus doesn’t infect plants! Setting up a few more l
First mail order dahlia arrived today from Sunny Meadows Flower Farm in Ohio. Pleasantly surprised with the size and quality. The website has an excellent tutorial on dividing and storing. Connecticut Coral and Linda’s Baby#dahliatubers #dahlia
What did I buy at the show? Begonias and dahlias, of course! Hudson Valley seeds is selling very nice tubers, and Gary’s Speciality Plants has small begonias. #begonias #dahlias #philadelphiaflowershow #hudsonvalleyseedcompany
Show highlights! #philadelphiaflowershow
Getting ready to judge begonias at the Philly flower show, can go into the exhibition area until the appointed time, but checked out the PHS shop, Gary’s Speciality Plants is the begonia grower. Well grown small hybrids for sale- plus who wrote
A trip to Atlanta should always include a visit to the Atlanta Botanic Garden, lucky to be there for the flower show! Greater Atlanta Branch ABS member and CDC scientist David Mellard grew the top begonia B. ‘Chantilly Lace’, but won bes
This B. subacida seedling was a giveaway at the Greater Atlanta Branch ABS meeting last Saturday. Their propagation guru Alejandro, is a star! My “How to Grow and Show a Blue-ribbon Begonia” program was timely, Atlanta is hosting the ABS
So, what did I buy at the CT flower show? Some of my favorite small rhizomatous hybrids B. ‘Apple Pie’, B. ‘Emerald Lacewing’ and...some streps and a Kohleria for good measure! #violetbarn #begonias #streptocarpus #kohleria
It’s flower show season! Four shows in 3 weeks🙂‼️ You can buy begonias at Balleks, and Snug Harbor, but the Violet Barn was the best, some interesting species and hybrids. Oh did I mention gesneriads too?#flowershows #connecticutflowerandgarde
Do you want MORE dahlias? Who doesn’t? Join me and the @newenglanddahliasociety meeting on Sunday. To get a jump on the season I will show you how to start tubers indoors, and take cuttings. Joyce Sterling, creator of many show-worth hybrids wi
At over 30” this S. African bulb, Veltheimia capensis is, for me, easier to force than tulips! Not a begonia or dahlia, but spectacular for February!#veltheimiacapensis #bloomsinfebruary
I will be speaking about begonias at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Wellesley at 7PM on Tuesday February 11. For more details go to masshort.org or @masshort #begonias #begoniabrigade #begoniasofinstagram #begoniasizemoreae
Entered the Newport Flower Show Parent-Child class with this mature B. ‘Boomer’ and a leaf-cone started last October. Won Best-in-Show and Master Gardener award!
At Newport Flower Show getting ready to judge begonias. Fog and drizzle but flocks of pink flamingos and blue herons grace the front lawn!#newportflowershow2019#rosecliffmansion #flowershows
Enjoyed meeting many enthusiastic Wellfleet Gardeners yesterday!#begoniasofinstagram #wellfleet #fancyleafbegonia
Do you want to learn how to go from a homely brown tuber to a glorious dahlia blossom? Come to my talk at Weston Nurseries in Hopkinton on Saturday.#dahlia#dahliatubers #dahliafancypants #westonnurseriesofhopkindon