The skeletons are transfixed with arrows, and the heads are located in a nearby village, hanging in, of course, the headman’s compound, with black orchids growing from them. I don’t remember the moral lesson the author intended with his tale, but the memory has always comforted me in the knowledge that orchids can grow anywhere.
2nd year Alpine Strawberry (2 cultivars, though tempted to sell them together as a “mix” due to messed up labels), Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum), Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) and Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia).
Talk about fast pace to maturity. These are definitely at selling size so this is the year I’ll be trying to sell them off. Whether its to another nursery or to interested gardeners. Of course I plan to keep 3 of each (except the strawberries) species so that I can propagate from my own stock in the future.
Photographed May 13th 2018
Alright since the previous seedling post didn’t get much reception HERE’S SOMETHING TO RECEPTION ABOUT!
Cornus kousa, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Asmina triloba, Magnolia macrophylla, Cercis canadensis, and Liriodendron tulipifera seedlings oh my (also Acer saccharum in the group shot but shhh we’ll get to that).
I severely underestimated the seed viability of the majority of this year’s indoor stratified seeds. Due to this a lot of sprouting seeds of Cercis, Magnolia, and Cornus had to be discarded due to very limited growlight space. Pawpaw in the future definitely is going to be indoor stratified like this despite it being a space hog, as I have gotten far more seedlings from this over outdoor style. For some unusual reason several of the pawpaw seedlings sprouted out in a twisted form (which unfortunately kills them for sellability which sucks ass). Now from here I chew my nails as I wait for space to be made in the greenhouse to move some of these guys out of the lights cause jfc they’re getting too big too fast for such a cramped space.
Photographed May 13th 2018
Cannas: “I lived bitch”
As it was the first time I’ve tried overwintered any plant in the new garage and the fact the plants in questions were worse for wear AND the fact it hadn’t been watered whatsoever all winter, it’s amazing that they are pushing their own independent growth all on their own despite it all.
To be truly honest I did not think I’d be seeing any Cannas this 2018 as my overwintering tubers have in the recent years have done horrendously across the board (whether due to environment, diseases, or just my own exhausted negligence). It’s nice when plants can go above your pessimistic expectations of their survivability, it’s somewhat healing. So these guys are now outside near the greenhouse and given a deep hose soak. Let’s see how quick they take off from here.
Photographed May 13th 2018
Stratford collected. Surface sown under growlights and on a heat mat, Generic Promix growing media. Will probably have to be thinned/repotted in the next few days.
Happy Birthday Gertrude you Horticulturalist artist you.
And I’m sorry I can’t remember what awesome stuff you did, History of Gardens class was a bloody blur when we got to influential gardeners like you DX
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