In the renovation process of some key garden areas, I ripped out my best honeysuckle vines. While I realized this at the time, I failed to replace them and I’ll be missing their sweet scent this spring and early summer. My long-time favourite has been ‘Gold Flame’ (Lonicera x heckrottii ‘Gold Flame’, syn. ‘American Beauty’, Zone 6), with round blue-green foliage and large deep … [Read more...] about Adding ‘Gold Flame’ honeysuckle to the list
honeysuckle vines
Repotting my moth orchids
You might have read my article about growing orchids on windowsills in the winter issue of Garden Making. I keep a few moth orchids (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs.) in a small bay window with northwest exposure. It’s a cool spot that doesn’t receive any direct sunlight, but does have bright, reflected light from the sky. When plants are out of bloom and the bark growing medium has … [Read more...] about Repotting my moth orchids
Favourite honeysuckle vines
Winter windows are important garden features in my office. I have windows near two sides of my desk, and a close view of a birdbath. Just outside each window are honeysuckle vines outlined in snow. In warm months they bloom sequentially from early spring through midsummer. Originally I had grape vines around the windows, but they were much too vigorous. One actually grew … [Read more...] about Favourite honeysuckle vines
