Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Acanthus

  • HPSO Hortlandia Plant Sale—Better late than never…

    Back at the start of the month I was a bit nervous about going to the rather large Hardy Plant Sale, but after a walk around the garden early that morning, I put aside my ongoing concerns, and marveled at this Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica in bloom. I’m not sure why I suddenly felt better about…

  • Alcatraz: The Garden Tour, Part Two

    Once you reach the top, you’re at the cellhouse. If you’d continued following the garden tour, this is near where it ends, just beneath the Recreational Yard, where the fenced in prisoners’ garden once was and where it has been restored. (Note the Lobularia maritima in the foreground.) In case you were wondering, this is the inside…