Friday, December 24, 2010

Today (Christmas Eve) was the official holiday; I watered for a couple of hours by myself



It was fun..... hey, it's Christmas Eve!. Brad left very good instructions regarding his material; a good example for the rest of us. So I watered the Tree Ferns and a few other things here and there. It was calming work. I had lists for later in the day; there were a few things still to be bought, and wrapped, and cooked but everything was under control so I just enjoyed the plants. The flowers at the bottom belong to Sansevieria cylindrica, or one of its close allies. Usually it flowers on the floor, not up on a bench, so I don't ofen get so close to the flowers themselves. They're nice!

Happy Holidays!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Cornus officinalis seeds and cones of Cedrus libani var. stenocoma: cool stuff on George's desk


I was just admiring Cornus officinalis a few weeks ago for it's exfoliating bark and look, George has collected seed from a plant in the Dogwood Collections. This variety of Cedar is more cold hardy than most so they'll use it as underatock for grafting; they're all compatible for grafting purposes.