Spreading plant love to 2nd and 3rd graders at Manzanita !

just so you notice the kid in front of me havin some kinda celebratory moment!!!

explaining how next week we're going to rip this Anthirium into little pieces !!
great for shock value!

After we cleaned up the mess from transplanting Kalanchoes  there was a little bottany lesson,
why does a plant need roots, leaves, etc.

welcome rain!

it's only been raining for 11 hours here, yet i can see so much growth, like everything in the garden jumped up an inch! great to see my babys happy! SNOW is forecast latter this week,  they can take the cold, but the weight of it smashes everything for a week or so.  A restful day for this gardener, they'll be plenty of sun time to get things done it was nice to rest, catch up with friends and do a little indoor stuff for a change. Happy Valentines Day ! y'all

Hellebores= Spring in Winter

To go out and pick flowers in February, is a wonderful thing, I  struggle with winter, the short days and all, tough for a guy who lives outside 90% of the time  ,I decided some years ago to focus on plants that would brighten the dark days, and it was a good decision!   Makes winter shorter, happier, and the fact I get to share with you all adds another pleasure! Thanks for you! and flowers. Earth Smiles,   D

A few flowers caught my eye today,



Crocus tommasinianus


Snowdrops

Leucojum aestivum

Very small very rare

Hepatica nobilis

Helleborus hybridus

Helleborus h. Apricot 

Campanula hybrid

pulsatilla vulgaris

A flower only a mother could love

asarum splendens

schizostylis coccinea

daphne odora

Beauty berry

Callicarpa

Available now, Hardy Hebe

Hebe

Toyon berries

Heteromeles arbutifolia


Cali's native Fawn lily

Erythronium citrinum

Magnolia gift & garden stocks this one,

Leucadendron safari sunset

you can get this Black buttercup from us

Ranunculus_ficaria_Brazen_Hussy

Bright Yellow all winter, yep we've got it!

Euryops virgineus



Available Hellebores 'Winter Jewels" series

Black diamond

Cherry Blossom

Painted

Golden Sunrise

These are pix of some of the named Hellebores available, not shown are various unnamed hybrids. Contact us by air or wire or come by Sat. Chico Certified Farmers Market, on 2nd & Wall streets in downtown Chico.We'll be there beginning 2/12/11 and throughout the summer 7:30- 1:00 to pick yours up!

"In a North state Garden" with Jennifer Jewel

You'll hear me on the radio this Sat & Sun, a quick spot on   "In a North state  Garden"   Jennifer Jewel's weekly radio will feature Hellebores.. Show airs on KCHO 91.7FM @ 7:34am Sat morn, and 8:34am on Sun. Also streams on KCHO.org   or if you're not up that early, go here, http://www.jewellgarden.com/audio.html  where you'll find it on audio file as well as the carnivorous plant interview.    See ya on the radio,  D