Spotted Jewelweed or Touch-Me-Not ( Impatiens capensis ) There is a whole thicket of these colourful critters blooming in the moist earth al...

 Daylily ( Hemerocallis spp. ) Why give such gorgeous creatures names like ditch lily, railroad lily, roadside lily, outhouse lily, and wash...

My William Baffin rose bloomed overnight, and it is covered with luscious blooms in pink and white. Lovely to see from the kitchen window as...

Great Maiden's Blush ( Rosa x alba) 'Maiden's Blush') This rose makes its home along the fence on the west side of the gard...

I never walk past a stand of lupins without thinking of a sketch in the thirty-seventh episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. A bumbli...

June would not be June without clay pots, boxes and planters of red geraniums (cranesbills) blooming at the entrances of houses in the vill...

Trout lily or Dogtooth violet ( Erythronium americanum ) A single bright golden flower tops a slender solitary stem above two mottled green...

Bloodroot ( Sanguinaria canadensis )

Foliage popping out everywhere, avian courtship rites and nests cobbled together in every tree - the village is greening up before our eyes ...

It will be a week or two until the "daffies" in the park are up and blooming, but I could not resist bringing home a gorgeous bouq...

Why give such gorgeous creatures names like ditch lily, railroad lily, roadside lily, outhouse lily, and wash-house lily? Outhouse lily? For...

June would not be June without clay pots and cauldrons and planters of red geraniums (cranesbills) blooming on the thresholds of houses in t...

Bearded Iris ( Iris germanica vulgaris ) This morning's sumptuous blooms are named for the goddess of the rainbow, Iris, messenger of th...