When I planted this camellia in my small city garden almost three years ago, a few skeptics questioned the wisdom of this selection, given our sometimes harsh winters. As I don't coddle the shrub in any way—wrapping it in burlap, for instance—I too wondered if it would bloom again this Spring. Around the 19th of…
Category: Urban Gardens
Sunday, March 27
From Tuesday's balmy weather to late Saturday afternoon, above and below
One day it’s Spring, and the next it isn’t!
On Tuesday, neighbor Aaron Williams invited me to take pictures of his magnificent four-story magnolia tree in spectacular bloom. He suggested that I ought to hurry as there was rain in the forecast and the blooms might not last. It was 80 degrees and cloudy when I took these photos that afternoon, above and below….