From the producer: March 27, 2009

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in From the Producer | 7 Comments »

One day late for last week's post, here's Maggie, another rose William Welch found in Louisiana.  She's just down the way from last week's climber Peggy Martin. "The" rose guy, Dicke Patterson, who brought roses to It's a Jungle (acclaimed ...

From the producer: March 20, 2009

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in From the Producer | 18 Comments »

This week's champ is the first flower ever on my Peggy Martin rose, a Katrina rescue, thanks to Dr. William C. Welch. I planted it last year, on a trellis at the sunniest part of Amelia's fence. 6' or so away, ...

Bloom day: March 15, 2009

Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in From the Producer, Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, narcissus | 26 Comments »

This month's big winner is my pink poppies! They're a big deal to me, because their seeds came from a new garden friend, Joan. I plan to collect their seeds and pass some along. But always, Joan will be a part ...

From the producer: March 13, 2009

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in From the Producer | 13 Comments »

Per gardener/blogger Vertie's great new game, "Dead or Dormant," I kept brushing aside the leaves from the autumn clematis that I moved from behind the shed to Amelia's fence.  It looked pretty dead.  Then, a few weeks ago, I saw ...

From the producer: March 6, 2009

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 Posted in From the Producer, butterflies, narcissus | 2 Comments »

Yahoosers!  Many of you have asked about getting email alerts for the CTG blog.  Thanks to Jesse Overright, it's now up and running.  Look to the right of this epistle and you'll see how to sign up. Well, the sad week ...