A Touch o’ the Green

What a year! I haven’t lived in the mid-Atlantic for 20 years, but now the mid-Atlantic has come to me in the form of milder winter weather. My witchhazels (Hamamelis x intermedia) have been blooming for a month, and scads of bees are buzzing my Tommies (Crocus tommasinianus), lured by their pollen-rich yellow stamens. In a few days, it will be spring in my garden (see the photo above of my garden in spring). Yet before spring comes St. Patrick’s Day, a special day for me, because I’ll be speaking at the Boston Flower & Garden Show, Mass Hort’s annual rite at the Seacoast  World Trade Center. My 2:30 p.m. talk is Four Season Landscapes: Trees & Shrubs for Year-Round Appeal, based on my book, The Homeowner’s Complete Tree & Shrub Handbook from Storey Publishing. Come and join me at the talk, or visit with me at the bookseller outside the lecture hall afterwards.

4 Responses to “A Touch o’ the Green”

1. Bob Scherer says:

   March 16, 2012 at 2:08 pm

   Hi Penny,
   I wish I could come to your talk. I almost went to the Boston show today. Tomorrow I’ll be at Tower hill at a Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts meeting. I’m the only Maine member.
   Things are not quite as advanced here. Just snowdrops so far. Not too much Vole damage discovered, but two dwarf spreading junipers have been set back several years if not killed outright. I’ve learned to accept the seasonal setbacks and look at “opportunities for change”.
   Let’s hope we are not hit with a cold snap – it is only mid-March!

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   • Penny OSullivan says:

     March 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm

     Bob, that sound fascinating. Any NH members?

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     • Bob Scherer says:

       March 16, 2012 at 6:50 pm

       I’m a recent member so I don’t know many folks yet. Most are from Mass & Conn. It’s a whole new thing with botanical names totally alien to me. Serious collectors have greenhouses which limits me. We’ll see how long this interest lasts – I’m already running out of space in my sunroom!

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2. SB says:

   March 16, 2012 at 4:38 pm

   Beautiful Penny, just beautiful!

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