- From the Chair 05/15/2026Our 2025 May joint meeting of the Berkshire Chapter NARGS and the New England Chapter Primrose Society at the Berkshire Botanic Garden was a great success! And one of the plants our vendors were selling was none other than Iris dabashanensis, a rarity and favorite of mine. It started blooming in my upper garden lateContinue reading “From the Chair 05/15/2026”
- From the Chair 04/15/2026When was the last time it was this warm in mid- April? Short sleeve weather this early…it’s too warm for me! But it is not uncommon for bloodroot to appear earlier than this. They are actually a little late. So is the opening of the kabschia type saxifraga-usually a little earlier. As previously mentioned onContinue reading “From the Chair 04/15/2026”
- From the Chair 02/17/2026There is always a whiff of excitement this time of the year. Just listen to the enthusiastic trills of the spring birds. There are many days above freezing now. The snow is fading from the landscape. It’s the start of mud season here! Too, it’s time to make final plans for gardening this coming spring.Continue reading “From the Chair 02/17/2026”
- From the Chair 10/26/2025Would you like to see my rock garden? Flock Finger Lakes filmed it this past June. Summer Rayne Oakes and her crew did an outstanding job. Of course the pups, Pip and Kit, made outstanding appearances. As did Max, the cat. But Summer Rayne, who understands rock gardening and plants, has made a very artisticallyContinue reading “From the Chair 10/26/2025”
- From the Chair – 9/18/25Colchicum are out in force now. Although known as Autumn Crocus by the internet, they are not and point out the problem with common names. There is already a very special crocus that does bloom in the autumn: Crocus sativus, the source of saffron. Yes there are others – Crocus pulchellus and Crocus speciosus toContinue reading “From the Chair – 9/18/25”
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