Category Archives: alpines

Primulas in 2022

Posted on February 21, 2023 by gtsds

A late-winter look back at some of the best and most interesting primroses of last spring and summer. — Below, three Primulas new to my garden: tiny Primula scotica, yellow Primula luteola, and leafy Primula palmata. P palmata survived one … Continue reading →

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Auriculas in 2020

Posted on February 28, 2021 by gtsds

To start, a trio of new plants from seeds obtained through the NAPS Midlands and West seed exchange. I did not post any 2020 Primula pictures here last year, but did enter some pictures in the American Primrose Society online … Continue reading →

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I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You the Taj Mahal

Posted on December 29, 2019 by gtsds

Well, here it is, the University of Alberta Botanic Garden’s new megafolly — a monument to No Swimming Or Wading. Signs are everywhere. The Aga Khan Garden is named in honour of the globe-trotting super-rich spiritual leader, philanthropist, and racehorse … Continue reading →

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Auriculas of 2019, Part 1: New Borders

Posted on November 5, 2019 by gtsds

Border auriculas are garden plants, rather than show plants. In the previous post, I introduced the newly planted Apple Field in August 2018. Many of the seedlings planted there were raised from a mix of seeds I called Good Borders, … Continue reading →

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Auriculas of 2018, Part 3, Best of the Rest

Posted on March 22, 2019 by gtsds

This is #7 Auricula Field, or Apple Field, planted in 2018. Three seedlings flowered in their first year, a rare occurence; one of them is blooming in the distance (top right).  A fourth, a very tantalizingly dark red self, was … Continue reading →

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