SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

Sedum spectabile Neon (upright stonecrop)

WORKING GARDENER'S JOURNAL

I recently had the pleasure of gardening at a place in Essex which had a beautifully translucent 'Neon' sedum. I couldn't keep my eyes off it.
   This sedum is drought tolerant, easily dividable, adaptable to full sun or part shade, and is the most luminous of all sedums. Natch!

Can you find the Monarch pigging out at the white sedum salad bar?

PHLOX HANGIN' WITH  LILY

 WORKING GARDENER'S JOURNAL

It is time for the Phlood of Phabulous Phlox in Vermont. One of my customer-friends went to Perennial Pleasures Nursery in East Hardwick and brought back a beautiful reddish-pink Phlox, maybe it was Cabot Pink.
The nursery is having it's world famous Phlox Days, complete with a good cup of tea.











   

05/17/1958

WORKING GARDENER'S JOURNAL

* Time to harden off some of the annuals and veggies.
For tomatoes, try the hour thang; one hour outside the first day, two hours the second day and so on. Should be okay starting now.