My Virtual Maryland Garden

Calathea roseopicta  'Medallion' and coleus Kong I would like to take a lot of credit for this attractive combination, but the ...

Lilium 'Corsage' photographed June 17, 2017 Lilium 'Corsage' photographed June, 1979 I was growing lilies for near...

Has it really been almost two months since the last blog post? And it's not because of a lack of noteworthy events. Yikes, time is flyi...

Iris cretensis Winter has yet to take a deep bite out of the garden, but even so many plants which would ordinarily be pushing up aga...

So little was in bloom in the garden this New Year's Day that I decided to build a New Year's Day display which emphasized folia...

Drimia maritima with Biscuit  Drimia maritima I would rather be posting an image of this plant in bloom, but I have a hunch it wil...

A sighting of these striking birds, the largest woodpeckers likely to be seen in North America, should make the day for most casual b...

Megacyllene robiniae the locust borer Megacyllene robiniae the locust borer Megacyllene robiniae the locust borer M...

fresh cuts from the CGPs a late September bouquet Rosa 'Little White Pet' (l) and R. 'Meidiland White' (r) A...

Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat  Geothlypis trichas  Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas  Common Yellowthroat Ge...

Colchicum bivonae  Colchicum bivonae  These images show off well the rich color. shapely form and handsome tessellation of this s...

Colchicum 'Violet Queen' Colchicum  'Violet Queen' Colchicum  'Violet Queen' in 2006 This is o...

Viola grypoceras v. exilis 'Sylettas' Viola grypocera s v. exilis 'Sylettas' Viola grypoceras v. exilis...

Tattered Sunshine 1894 Nelly Kennedy The painting here, Tattered Sunshine , is a precious memento of my mother's grandmother, Nelli...

Welwitschia mirabilis  In the image above you see this year's crop of Welwitschia mirabilis.  These were sown on August 21:  as you...

Gloriosa superba Gloriosa superba Gloriosa superba Superb indeed, and in several respects. The brilliant color combination, ...

Gentiana 'True Blue'  This is now in full bloom, and as you can see the bloom is very abundant indeed. And it has turned out...

Zephyranthes smallii  Zephyranthes smallii  Here's a rain lily which has a very distinctive look. To me it looks like a tu...

What a color! It reminds me of the color of the so-called Austrian copper rose, Rosa  'Foetida Bicolor'. And what are these la...

Polianthes 'Pink Sapphire'  Polianthes tuberosa , the tuberose, must have been one of the earliest plants to be introduced to...