Jack-in-the-Pulpit — A few days ago I was walking around in a client garden and was pleased and surprised to see the rather arty-looking flower shown in the lead photo. It is commonly called Jack-in-the-Pulpit. I have a hazy recollection of having brought one of these plants to that garden to be…

Better late than never … For us, this Spring has definitely been colder than normal, and as a result, many of the usual suspects have been blooming later than usual. The first image shows one of my all-time favorite early Spring flowers, the Anenome pulsatilla. …

A Progression — In March, once the snow has melted, we begin to look around for signs of early spring bulbs. This year, things seemed really slow. One of the patches of early Crocus surprised us by producing a few delicate flowers on the last day of march — they are the lead…