Constellations of clematis at Janet Aaberg Garden
Thirty-two varieties of clematis grow in Janet Aaberg’s Wisconsin garden, and every one appeared to be in full bloom.… Read More
Fiddleheads and other unfurlings
March 11, 2018 Fiddle-dee-dee! It’s looking ferny around here. River fern (Thelypteris kunthii) fiddleheads are popping up beneath the Japanese maple, right on schedule. Unfurling into shepherds’ hooks, the fronds will soon fill out and add springtime lushness to the … Read More
New flowers opening each day
March 08, 2017 Regular readers know that my shady, dry, deer-infested patch of dirt is not a flowerlicious garden. And yet even I have, oh, at least 6 or 7 flowers in bloom as spring kicks off here in Austin. … Read More