Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Madonna Lily, Lilium candidum, the only lily I can really grow. And no wonder. In The Larger Bulbs, Brian Mathew says “I have seen it in Greece growing in clumps on the flat roof of a house in the … Continue reading →

This pathetic thing is a flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, after a month in my care. (Not the same one I posted about earlier.) I planted it, watered it, and then forgot about it. I only remembered it when I went … Continue reading →