Is it a dying art form? Here’s cowboy singer Don Edwards… Maybe you have to be named Don to be a really good yodel-man? Here’s Don Walser. Let me say here that if it weren’t for my buddy East Texas Red I might not know… Read More
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Arisaema consanguineum Poseidon
AKA Himalayan Cobra Lily. Jack-in-the-pulpit late-spring blooms. Sun to part-shade. We put ours in the big front garden near the front. This can get 4 or 5 feet tall with umbrellas of leaflets. That sounds spectacular. Ours is small but then we just planted it.
Dragon’s Breath Ligularia przewalskii
That’s a mouthful. I’ll stick to Dragon’s Breath. I think it’s called Dragon’s Breath because of the shape of the leaves. We’ve added a second one in the front gardens this year. It likes regular waterings, can handle part shade, and is otherwise a care-free,… Read More
Cimecifuga Chocoholic
AKA Black Snakeroot AKA Dwarf Bugbane. It’s a woodland plant that prefers partial shade and moist environments. Late summer they show bottlebrush flowers that start mauve and finish whitish. We have two of these – one has darker leaves than the other. They don’t take… Read More
When only a cowboy tune will do…
Here’s Nanci Griffith performing the Michael Burton tune Night Rider’s Lament, with help from Don Edwards. He sure can yodel nice, can’t he? And now a taste of Ian Tyson. I like this tune a lot. And finally, Tom Russell performing tonight we ride, with… Read More
Phytolacca americana
We have one specimen of Phytolacca americana, from Lost Horizons. It’s in the front garden near the porch. This plant has a number of alias’, such as: Virginia poke, American nightshade, cancer jalap, coakum, garget, inkberry, pigeon berry, pocan, pokeroot, pokeweed, pokeberry, redweed, scoke, red… Read More
Broke Down Engine
I feel like a broke down engine ain’t got no drivin’ wheel. Tonight’s Daily Dose takes us back to Blind Willie McTell and his 12-string guitar. Here he is from 19 and 33. I was a teen-aged blues freak, and it didn’t stop into early… Read More
Art Writer Robert Hughes has died
Robert Hughes, well known for his book and 1980 television series, The Shock of the New, has died. Hughes was 74.
Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Cranesbill)
We’ve had ‘Rozanne’ growing in the front garden for a while and this season we’ve added it to two more areas. It blooms freely, has a billowy appearance and spreads nicely on a border. This is a low maintenance beautiful plant and it loves the… Read More
Meadow Sage
Meadow Sage ‘Caradonna’ (Salvia nemorosa). The helpful label tells me: One of the least demanding, most satisfying perennials in the garden. Oh yes, yes, yes, this is a plant for me. Into the canoe garden with it. The purple blooms look great behind the bright… Read More
27th Street 