Last week on my way to the grocery store, I noticed the city tree-trimming crews had worked on all the crabapple trees in the median on Whitney Way not far from my house. I decided I'd take a chance that everything would still be there when I drove back from the store. It was, but I wasn't going...

Last week's arrangement focused on the first Toad Lilies (Tricyrtis) blooming in the garden. It was a tiny arrangement in a tiny Japanese container. Since then more Toad Lilies have begun to flower, so it seemed only natural to feature them again. I made two arrangements related to some of the c...

This arrangement was inspired by the discovery of a clump of 'Golden Gleam' toad lily in bloom. I am always surprised at this variety because it is much shorter than all the other Tricyrtis varieties I grow. Not only that, it has the largest flowers of all. Though the blooms are speckled like m...

Today's arrangement features a tulip that's new for me this year: Purpurkroon from Old House Gardens. Alas, I did not make an Id card for these tulips so I don't know much about them — other than the fact they are dramatic and a nice change from the bright colors that are more common in Spring g...

So many plants on the verge of opening. The current rain should push them over the edge. In the meantime, it's mostly foliage and a few tiny flowers for this week's vases. A minimalist bouquet for his bathroom sink. Pretty in pink for her bathroom. Pulmonarias and native Pachysandra in flowe...