This is the time of year any gardener who’s familiar with the native woodland flowers starts dreaming about spring. For over 20 years in Vermont, we tended a 2-acre woodland garden, and this flower, The Great White Trillium, was the mainstay of our bloom. You can have a look at our own woodland wildflower garden [...]
Since we’re wildflower enthusiasts, we’re not as fixated on the “new” as most gardening sites, but who can resist the latest and greatest? Right now, there is a new info page on our site called “What’s new” showing just 20 of the new things in our Perennial and Spring Bulb Departments, now on sale for spring. [...]
These two photos are from John St. John, a member in New Hampshire. Mr. St. John planted our wild perennials last year, and this summer, he’s enjoying the bloom, species by species. He writes, “In June it was the Lupines. In July, it’s the Daisies. I can’t wait for what happens next!” His backyard meadow [...]
Our spectacular Great White Trillium are opening at last, even though the leaves are not fully out on the trees above. In some years, we’ve seen snow on the trillium blooms, but with or without snow, they mean spring is finally here, border to border, coast to coast. Enjoy!
The beautiful red poppy has been the symbol of the American Legion and a mark of respect for the fallen ever since World War I when the poppies finally bloomed in Belgium after years of war. It’s displayed on US holidays and also for Remembrance Day in the UK.
Great News! We’ve just added 15 brand new wildflowers to our Wildflower Encyclopedia this month. Some are the more hard-to-find wildflowers such as Eastern Red Columbine (photo), Desert Marigold, California Blazing Star, and others. But we’ve also added some old-fashioned favorites our members keep asking for: Zinna, Sweetpea, Morning Glory, Nasturtium and Hollyhock are all [...]
