Tag Archives: Derry Watkins

describing plants

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Denise

It’s plant catalogue season. Plant Delights and Derry Watkins’ Special Plants both arrived in the mail today, although I also seem to be getting quite a lot via email. Selfishly, my preferred format for the long, slow perusal required of … Continue reading →

Posted in plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged ' Plant Delights Nursery, Agave 'Jaws', Agave 'Mr. Ripple', binomial nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus, Clay Shirky, David McCallum, Derry Watkins, Euphorbia 'Silver Swan, journal Nature, journal Science News, Lophomyrtus x ralphii 'Red Dragon', Melianthus major 'Purple Haze', Outer Limits, Special Plants Nursery, taxonomy | 6 Comments

Journal July 6, 2011

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Denise

The garden saw some frenetic activity over the long holiday weekend. Over the long, extremely hot holiday weekend. Not since Nixon has a face dripped such copious amounts of sweat. Under these sticky, squalid conditions, one reverts to a feral … Continue reading →

Posted in journal, Plant Portraits | Tagged Allium senescens, Coprosma 'Beatson's Gold', Derry Watkins, eucomis, Fuchsia magellanica 'Hawkshead', kniphofias, Melianthus 'Purple Haze', Monrovia, Persicaria amplexicaule, Ricinus communis, Saxifraga umbrosa 'Variegata' | 5 Comments