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When I lived in Chesapeake, VA, these were growing freely in the woods around my apartment complex. I loved taking walks through those woods in the spring. Unfortunately, they were in the way of progress and were plowed under before I could rescue any. I was so pleased to discover this plant for sale recently at a local grower. I just had to buy it, even though it cost a little more than I was comfortable paying! The fragrance is strong but lovely, very much like a Lily of the Valley. I hope my new plant has survived the recent cold snap and will bloom again next spring.

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Dewberries bloom here in spring along with others in the Rubus family, such as the blackberry bramble. I must say that I will seek out the dewberry vines (and keep track of the ripening fruit until they are ready for picking) because they have the plumpest and sweetest fruits of all.

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I love this plant!

It has to be grown as an annual in my zone 5, but it puts on a show all summer. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it in recent years.

Love the blue/purple flowers with the yellow eye. It fills in fantastically for a front border that blooms all summer.

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This cultivar is unusual in that it has produced single, double, and shredded flowers on the same plant and often at the same time. It has done this during the three-year trial period. I would normally expect a new hybrid to settle down to one type of flower after the first couple of flushes but so far, this plant is an exception. The plant may well settle later to a nice double/triple.

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"N. jonquilla, JONQUIL, EARLY LOUISIANA, 1612
“The sweetest smelling flower your grandmother grew,” says our friend Celia Jones of Sisters’ Bulb Farm near Shreveport, and for many Southerners N. jonquilla’s fragrance is the essence of spring. With clusters of nickel-sized flowers that seem made for fairies, our true heirloom blooms much earlier than modern Dutch forms. A.k.a. Sweeties, Simplex, Cologne Bottle, and more; 13 Y-Y, 8-10”, zones 6b-8b(10bWC)." Old House Gardens description.

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This is a garden favorite at our house. They are medium to large size, and they make nice meaty slices for BLT sandwiches.

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Our favorite pepper for grilling. I have grown these for a few years now and they have a good track record. I do have to stake the plants because the peppers are so large and produce so well that they pull the plant over by the end of the season.

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'Apricot Delight' is one of the 'Delight' tulips that bloom earlier and longer than other Darwin Hybrid tulips.

'Apricot Delight' is one of 4 Delight tulips. The other 3 are 'Candy Apple Delight', 'Cherry Delight' and 'Rosy Delight'.

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'Cherry Delight' is one of the 'Delight' tulips that bloom earlier and longer than other Darwin Hybrid tulips.

'Cherry Delight' is one of 4 Delight tulips. The other 3 are 'Apricot Delight', 'Candy Apple Delight' and 'Rosy Delight'.

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'Candy Apple Delight' is one of the 'Delight' tulips that bloom earlier and longer than other Darwin Hybrid tulips.

'Candy Apple Delight' is one of 4 Delight tulips. The other 3 are 'Apricot Delight', 'Cherry Delight' and 'Rosy Delight'.

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I love this rose! It has large blossoms, which are white with pale yellow and pink accents, mostly picotee. Fragrance is nice. I have grown it at previous residences, and it is back on my want list.

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'Dream World' is sold as a Darwin Hybrid tulip also.

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Edithcolea grandis is distributed throughout the African Great Lakes region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia), and Yemen (including the Socotra archipelago). The plant is found in dry and arid regions, sometimes in full sun, but mostly partly shaded by rocks and shrubby vegetation.

Edithcolea grandis is occasionally cultivated as an ornamental in desert gardens worldwide. It has gained a reputation as a particularly difficult plant to keep because of its very specific growing needs for much light and relatively high (above 15°C) winter temperatures. It’s very susceptible to rot at low temperatures. (Wikipedia)

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This has been an interesting variety for me. I have never gotten a tomato. The plant is so susceptible to Southern Blight that it seldom survives to first set.

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One of the first TSWV resistant varieties. Very popular in this area for a few years. It is a nice-sized, round, red fresh market, but is very hard and lacking in flavor. The newer introductions Mountain Merit, Amelia, Bella Rosa are superior in TSWV resistance and very superior in production, plus vastly superior in palatability.

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I grew Amana Orange 2002- 2005. Performs reasonably well. Very similar to the Golden Ponderosa. At least I can't tell the difference when grown side by side. Excellent flavor, but of course I am a fan of yellow beefsteaks and I have grown Golden Ponderosa for 70 years.

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A scarce English cultivar. Fertile both as seed and pollen.

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I grew Ace 55 in the New River Valley of Virginia during the 70's. Very productive round red tomato on large (4ft) determinate vines. The fruit is similar to a large Rutgers in appearance and taste. More productive than Rutgers under those conditions.

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A favorite for flavor here. Beautiful smooth pink fruits from 4 to 9oz. The best for a sandwich. Bears in 70 days or less here, from transplants.

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Reportedly one of the best, if not the best, of the American short-cupped show daffodils

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