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Barbara’s favorite flowers in the Southern mansion Garden Cat Mint Nepeta
May 02, 2012
Barbara’s favorite plants: Cat Mint Nepeta × faassenii 'Walker's Low' This is a great drought tolerant re-bloomer. Blooming starts in May early June so you can luxuriate in a whole field of glorious purple. I notice the perfect 2ft high-3ft wide mounds are starting to turn…...
Barbara’s favorite flowers in the Southern mansion Garden
May 01, 2012
Barbara's Favorite Plants. I love blue flowers and Camassia Quamash is a great blue flower, for early to mid Spring, that can handle a damp, sunny or shady area. I use it in my shade gardens at the Mansion and, in marshy meadows at the Vineyard. Meadow gardens are one my favorite natural gardens…...
Barbara’s favorite plants at the Southern Mansion.
Apr 09, 2012
Barbara’s Favorite Flower List: Tulipa clusiana var. Tinka Tulips can be magnificent en masse in the spring, but unfortunately so many are only really good as annuals, since their second showings are often sadly lackluster! I have a definitive penchant for the perennial Tulip. One of the…...
YES, IT’S ASPARAGUS TIME AT WILLOW CREEK VINEYARD AND FARM!!
Mar 24, 2012
I am always so very excited when the fleshy, succulent spears of asparagus, Asparagus officinalis, thrust out of the ground. Being a seasonal eater, I will indulge daily for the next two months. To pick the asparagus, just snap it with your fingers. Today, I am enjoying it grilled with a nice, rare piece…...
