Park Seed: Chives

Today, I moved the maple seeds I’d been soaking into the refrigerator to stratify. I’m hoping most of the Japanese Maples will sprout sooner than 90 days, since they chilled outside for half the winter, but I have a hunch that chilling on the tree branches doesn’t help as much as chilling in moist soil….

I counted all my seedlings this evening, and here is what I have: 34 Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Mayfield Giant’ 10 Salvia nemorosa ‘East Friesland’ 62 Echinacea purpurea, a white variety, possibly ‘White Swan’ but not sure. That is, if they come out true from seed. It’s possible some will be purple or maybe even a very…

OK, starting at the top, from left to right: The Pink Simplicity roses are in their second wave of bloom, and it’s starting to look pretty darn good! These bright pink petunias are the best flowering ones in my garden. They really are that bright — the photo was not modified to increase saturation or…