My Virtual Maryland Garden

Of all of my accomplishments as a gardener, this is one of which I am most proud. And it took a lot of patience to get even this f...

Here's a nice Christmas Day surprise from the garden: Iris cretensis . This is only the second time this species has bloomed here, ...

I'm pretty sure this is the plant I knew as a youngster as Christmas cactus. The hanging red flowers and the rounded edg...

For more about this, see the September Quarterly Bulletin of the North American Lily Society. Two pictures were published there; ...

There was a time when Cyclamen persicum was the only cyclamen grown in this country, and it was grown for the house plant trad...

The intense, saturated color of this one really surprised me. Most of the big sedums have a dusty quality to their color, but this one ...

Years ago I occasionally grew Thunbergia alata, the black-eyed Susan vine or clock vine. It's a reliable hot weather vine that slo...

You'll need some room for this one, but it's worth it. It's tall, broad and beautiful - it really lights up the October gard...

This is the time of year when neighborhood fireplaces are apt to be burning now and then.The scent of wood smoke moves me deeply - as d...

I grew this plant for years, digging the corns yearly, and not realizing that it would thrive in the garden as a hardy perennial. Once ...

I'm happy to say that this plant has been in the garden here for a long time; it's the only Aconitum which really seems to thri...

It's a real pleasure to be able to pick roses from the late October garden: even if the colors and fragrances are not really better ...

With so many roses in cultivation, I'm intrigued by the way some roses have of maintaining a loyal following over the years - or in...

Late blooming day lilies are nothing new: two of the three mentioned here have been in gardens for a half century, and the oldest of th...

According to its USDA Plants Profile, Hibiscus coccineus is native from Virginia south westerly to Texas and Arkansas. In the garden he...

I've never been comfortable with the nomenclature of these little North African hoop petticoat daffodils or that of their Spanish c...

Lilium longiflorum is the wild lily from which the Easter lily of commerce was developed. The commercial forms tend to be very compact ...

This beautiful rose from the 1930s is noted not only for its lovely flowers but also for its distinct, bold and handsome foliage. It...

Although I don't remember the date, I do remember the first time I saw a photograph of this iris years ago. At the time I thought I ...

I call these plants my red bell  Lilium canadense.  As you can see from the images, they are doing well. These are in their third year....