FREE Poppy Seeds for Your Garden

Its amazing to see the number of free give aways going on right now. Here is another one: Free Poppy Seeds for your Garden. 

Forcing Daffodils Indoors

These are leftovers from the daffodil bulbs planted in the fall. I am curious to see if they make any progress in water. Keep in mind that they have not been exposed to the required extreme cold.

Begonia Bloom

Tuberous begonias blooming now.

Jack Frost's (Hopefully) Last Hurrah

I should not be surprised to see snow in Boston this late in February. I guess spring is not as close as I originally thought. Anyhow, boy was I excited to have my new "portable" green house to cover up my carrots, flowers, and alpine strawberries. No - I'm not expecting strawberries any time soon; however, a number of alpine strawberry plants managed to stay green through this past winter.

If you find yourself needing a portable green house check out Christmas Tree Shop for this little light weight beauty. Only $30 or so!

Flowers in Boston Common

I decided to take some pictures as I strolled though the Boston Common at lunch yesterday.

World Association of Flower Arrangers' World Flower Show

Flower arrangements usually fall outside my general interests; however, I decided to attend this one as the advertisements screamed how lucky Boston was to have this show here. There were many beautiful arrangements, but - overall I was not impressed. In part, I was hoping for more earthy and less modern exhibits. The worst part; however, was the lack of variety in flower types - there were maybe 6 different flowers in hundres of exhibits. I was further disappointed when I saw rows of nearly identical displays. The UK, Italy, Japan, and the United States were well represented, but there was not much from other countries. Check out my slideshow below.