Flowers are so amazing - the plant kingdom covers itself with beauty that is so compelling - so alluring.  My husband Pat laughs at me sometimes when I talk about flowers.  I am always saying “one of my favorite flowers is…” and it always seems to be the flower that is currently in bloom.  Flowers […]

Would you believe these orchids are suitable for indoor culture on windowsills, light-stands, and in sunrooms as well as in the greenhouse. Light requirements are fairly low to moderate, and if the temperature and humidity are comfortable for you, then it will generally be suitable for them also.

Here is a photo of the last cymbidium I am considering.  Just like the other two, it is very beautiful.

Here is another one of my shopping choices. The color is incredible. Can you believe that all of those flowers are on one flower stem? They are! Notice how the stem arches.

This is the time of year!  Cymbidium orchids are in full bloom and I can buy them locally.  The only problem that I have is choosing.   Here is one of my choices

Years ago I had a dear friend named Linda Stone. In her beautiful home in Dallas, Texas, she had a collection of cymbidium orchids. I thought they were some of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen, with a fragrance to match. During my several moves I had lost most of […]

Clematis come in an array of colors, from white to pink to lavenders and violets and the bluest blues in the flower kingdom.  And did I mention that the flowers are often 6 inches to 7 inches - sometimes as much as 8 inches across.  These flowers make a spectacular display.

Clematis are such beautiful flowers and  I have never seen them utilized as they deserve.  It is no accident that they were nicknamed “travelers joy”.  They can transform a post, an old tree stump, a wall, an arbor - even a fence into a scene of absolute beauty.  They can be used in containers, on […]