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Earliest Spring Flowers in the Catskills!
Spring is beginning here in the Catskills! This post surveys the earliest spring flowers, blooming now or within the next few weeks. The plants producing these flowers are small but the flowers are relatively large and conspicuous, standing out sharply against the browns and grays of the winter garden.…
Clematis in the Catskills region
Clematis in the Catskills region are perhaps not the most often recognized garden plant, but Catskills gardeners know that they can be spectacular additions to our gardens here. Some varieties can be a bit fussy about their planting location, but once established clematis will become more substantial and flower for…
Heirloom Daylilies and Fancy Ones Too!
Why are daylilies such mainstays of our Catskills gardens? They are super sturdy and they survive most conditions but flower best in full sun. All daylilies are members of the genus Hemerocallis, which means ‘day-beauty’ (hemero– = day, –callis = beauty). The name refers to the transient beauty of the…
Foxgloves Gone Wild – a favorite Catskills flower!
The foxglove, a favorite Catskills flower, is now blooming. Some people think that it is a wildflower, because they see it growing in uncultivated ground. But those foxgloves are actually naturalized, having escaped from gardens and spread into the wild. They spread by generating copious quantities of minute seed. They…
Catskills Peonies – The Ultimate Heirloom Flower
Catskills peonies are blooming now! They may be one of the all-time favorite flowers now blooming in our gardens. The peony is well-known for being very long-lived, enduring for decades and even centuries. The famous peonies at Williamsburg were reputed to be colonial in age, but the oldest plants were…
A Catskills forest dweller – the Rosy Maple Moth – Pretty in Pink!
The local cast of characters changes throughout the season. The fly fisherman knows that different fly patterns are effective at different times of the season. Throughout our gardening season, different plants flower and fruit at their own particular time. So it is with many insects. Many emerge as adults and…