Monday, March 29, 2010

Its Still Raining


An early spring, but it has been very cold the last few nights and it is raining again today. It looks like it will rain all week. So there is little chance that the garden will dry out and be workable this week.
I am enjoying last summers blooms . This is Chrysanthemum koreana Sheffield. There is some confusion about its classification, I think it is now actually classified as Dendranthema rubellum .
This is an old fasioned chrysanthemum very hardy and easy to grow. It has a tall open growth pattern much more graceful and elegant than the little stiff mounds they sell at the grocery in the fall. These should be planted now if you want these graceful daisies next fall. Clara Curtis is another old fashioned bloomer, taller and later with a cooler toned flower. They take no care and seem to live on forever.
I have just listed the photographs on etsy as a set for a special sale price.




2 comments:

Bethany Dirksen said...

Hi there, I just wanted to stop by and say thanks for commenting on my last blog post! Its great to see a new face :)

Your photography is beautiful. I currently live in Boston and have really fallen in love with the New England beauty. You capture New Hampshire very well!

T@PoppyPlacePdx said...

Thanks for commenting on my blog. It is wonderful to see a fellow gardener but from the East Coast :)

Love your work, am now following, Have a great day, T.