More Spring Color

siberian walflower from Home Depot!

the green green grass of home

Camellia japonica 'Adeyaka'

more blue anemone de Caen 'Harmony Blue'

Corylopsis pauciflora

the muscled trunk of Acer griseum  aka paperbark maple

these are not in my garden but had to include them. Saw them in a local botanical garden today. Helleborus Lydbrook hybrids

Technicolor Spring

Love the bright colors of spring. We hit 80 degrees yestrday. The magnolias, forsythia, daffodils, pansies and hyacinths are in  bloom. Enjoy the color.

my corkscrew willow greened up in time for St Paddy's day

Star Magnolia and Blue Skies

my pond frogs are back!

beautiful blue anemone de Caen "Harmony Blue"

indigo blues of a hyacinth

SPRING! Finally...

the 1st daffodils

hardy Sabal minor palm with night lighting

the earliest crocus

Indoor Paradise - Brugs in Bloom and Phat Philodenron Pholiage

huge 2' philodendron monstera leaves!

a bucket of roots from brug cuttings taking in  the fall when I cut back the trees.

beautiful , fragrant 10" bloom of Brug 'Butterfly' - my favorite. The whole basement is fragrant from this one bloom!

Snow Snow Snow - Winter at It's Finest at Boca Cay

The Easy Way to Overwinter non-hardy Colocasia and Alocasia macrorrhiza Indoors

double wide bucket from Walmart

note the prolific roots since they were brought in in November

even the runners, hacked up by the digging process have sprouted !

It's very important to remove ALL traces of soil, old leaf sheaths, rotten leaves etc before they go in the buckets of clean water. Worst case: you'll have to flush out the buckets and replace the water.

Alocasia macrorrhiza do extremely well cut back and stored in a relatively warm, dry place (60-75). If you have the space they even do well potted up and actively growing all winter. One of the easiest to overwinter. They seem to be impervious to drying out.

 To get them going easily in March, soak the dry roots in HOT water overnight (I do mine in the laundry tub). This seems to break dormancy easily. Then put up in dry potting mix, at least 1/2 of corm out of the soil with slight moisture and warmth and light.

Cold Palms in January

Sabal minor Cape Hatteras Blue in snow- hardy to at least 0f. I have 8 clumps of these  now. Never lost a frond even down to 0f and below.

the wild palm birds frolicking in the  snow

it's tiki time in the garden