I went over to the University of Hohenheim’s Spielhaus garden for the first time in months yesterday to see what was blooming in mid April. The cherry trees that were so amazing this time last year had finished and the magnolias were also winding down. The perennial beds were still pretty subdued, except for this very… Continue reading GB Bloom Day in April
We spent July 15 in France — driving home across Champagne, Lorraine, and Alsace. For almost eight hours, we looked at the gorgeous wildflowers along the sides of the highways (a lot of Queen Anne’s lace) and listened to sad, reflective compositions on the classical radio station, Musique. It was the best comfort they could offer, the announcer said, for… Continue reading Bloom Day in July: France
in the pleatpetal purring of mouthweathered May. — Karen Volkman, from “May“ The Chinese tree peonies are definitely the stars this month in the Speilhaus garden of the University of Hohenheim. I took these photos yesterday evening. The garden has around ten mature specimens. Unfortunately, we had several days of rain last week, and the… Continue reading GB Bloom Day in May
A bit late, I’m afraid. . . This month, I’m again stalking the pretty display garden of the Spielhaus* at the University of Hohenheim, which is close to our neighborhood. What’s blooming? Low groundcover plants, tulips, and magnolias. There were several kinds of Tulipa clusiana or Lady Tulips. Above and below are Tulipa sylvestris subsp. sylvestris. P. angustifolia ‘Blaues Meers’ are… Continue reading GB Bloom Day for April
Because I haven’t really been gardening here in Stuttgart, I decided that for this year’s Bloom Days, I would make a record of the flowers of the display garden of the 18th century Spielhaus at the Exotic Garden of the University of Hohenheim, which is close to our neighborhood. Unfortunately, when I visited this afternoon it was snowing… Continue reading GB Bloom Day: snow day
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