Park Seed: Chives
Hey, here’s another idea: Chives. Nice grassy clump, but also has cool flowers and can be used for cooking. Might want some of these. Park Seed: Chives – Chives is the essential kitchen herb.
Hey, here’s another idea: Chives. Nice grassy clump, but also has cool flowers and can be used for cooking. Might want some of these. Park Seed: Chives – Chives is the essential kitchen herb.
This is Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’ – a very cool small rose that I planted up among my aspen trees. This one is only about 18″ tall, and it’s been in the ground for two years now. These photos were taken on June 22nd, when it was in full bloom. Its blooms have faded now, but…
We have a beautiful Mexican fan palm growing in our backyard, right next to my little office. I love it. Except that it’s growing so fast that it might be a monster! I’d be happy if it could somehow magically stay just like it is right now, but I know that it will eventually get…
I worked on pruning the big row of roses in the backyard yesterday, but I only got halfway through when I had to quit. It got really cold and windy, and snow started falling. But today, it’s about 60 degrees. What a difference we can have in day-to-day weather! The first of my daffodils are…
I work a few blocks from Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and I always enjoy taking a camera with me to work this time of year. All of these shots were taken on May 2nd around the Joseph Smith Building and the church office building. I saw a gardener there who told me that…
I got a response about good sunflowers to grow from someone on GardenWeb who grows a lot of cutting flowers. Here’s what he said: Autumn Beauty mix from Johnny’s has been our mainstay for years. I also plant Jokers and maybe 1 or 2 for fun each season. And, also Sunbrights – which are our…
When I pruned my Blue Arctic Willow this spring, I took some of the branches and stuck them in a bucket of water. They root very easily. I have asked a few neighbors if they want some of these starts, but no takers so far. I think they’re a cool shrub. I’ll plant several of…
Oh, but it probably uses too much water. The description says “moist, well drained” for soil type.