Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Bulbs

  • Dragon Arum aka Dracunculus vulgaris

    Last week the big stink around here was briefly in the backyard. Each year I watch and wait as this lovely bloom emerges. Sadly this past week it was trashed by heavy rains so it’s not looking nearly so nice right now.  (Oh, the ephemeral beauties of the garden that we plant weirdos cherish!) I tried to…

  • Merry Christmas: Here’s to Planting the Seeds of Celebration

    Several years ago my husband and I pruned off the old Christmas Eve celebration I’d participated in annually with my family. To some this may seem harsh, but I’m a gardener and am optimistic about such things, because change is good, and it almost always means growth and renewal in a garden. An unfinished felt…