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Speaking Specifically
Picea glauca 'Pendula'Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi'Ginkgo biloba 'Chi Chi'Ailuropoda melanoleucaAcer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'Because of my obsession with plants, my two youngest girls are ahead of the...
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Spring, Sprang, Sprung
I began Buchholz Nursery 44 years ago, so it's quite remarkable that women in my realm suppose I'm somewhere between 36-to-39 years old. Boy, I wish, but I have been kicking dirt clods for almost three...
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The Repeat
Magnolia 'Manchu Fan'Magnolia 'Butterflies'Last week's Flora Wonder Blog Spring, Sprang, Sprung described the march into the season with the flowering of Mahonias, Magnolias, Corylopsis and others. A...
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Leaves Me Happy
This is the first mid-April in 44 years where I do not have ownership of Buchholz Nursery, when I'm not crushed under the pressure of too much work to accomplish, but with too few hands to do it....
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Charles Maries, a Veitch Nursery Plant Collector
Charles MariesCharles Maries (1851-1902) was an English plant collector who was active in Japan and China in 1877-1879, working for the internationally famous Veitch Nursery firm. He was born in...
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My Garden Labyrinth
There are many paths that enter into, or exit from our original Display Garden at Buchholz Nursery. The famous baseball legend Yogi Berra, noted for his humorous observations, once advised that “when...
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Sons of Veitches, Part 1
Regular Flora Wonder Blog readers know that I'm fascinated with botanical and horticultural history, especially with the English Veitch Nursery firm who played a monumental role in the discovery,...
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Sons of Veitches, Part 2
The previous Flora Wonder Blog, Sons of Veitches, Part 1, discussed the English Nursery firm of Veitch and Sons, and in particular its publication in 1881, A Manual of Coniferae. The company was...
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Pere Maire
Charles MariesOn April 22, 2024 I posted a blog on Charles Maries (1851-1902) who was employed as a plant hunter in Japan and China for the old Veitch Nursery firm. I confessed that I grew a Mhonia...
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A Paeony Dream
Paeonia obovatumPaeonia obovatumMost Flora Wonder Blog readers know what I grow, basically, since the crops fall into one of three main groups: 1) maples 2) dwarf and unusual conifers and 3) everything...
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North Carolina May-June 2024
North CarolinaA short while ago a friend asked if we had any travel plants...now that this old geezer is retired; well, semi-retired. I answered “Yes, soon we're headed for North Carolina.” Haruko...
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North Carolina 2024, Day 2
The Gentling GardenThe Gentling GardenTen years ago, almost to the month, I scheduled a visit to the private garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling. Their plant collection was regionally famous and...
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North Carolina 2024, Day 3
Yesterday, Day 2 of our Western North Carolina visit was pleasantly warm, and thankfully not stifling hot, so Haruko and I casually assumed that the following morning we would experience more of the...
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Today's Flora Wonder Blog is a crossword puzzle with Acer species and botanical terms as its subject. Test your knowledge, and the first person to submit a correct and complete puzzle will receive a...
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Good Bye, So-Long, Farewell
Good bye, so-long, farewell – they'll be saying that about me one day. Here today, gone tomorrow.I've recounted before that I used to work at a Dutchman's nursery in Oregon, and the old windmill came...
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More Fun and Games: Crossword Puzzle #2
But first:The winner of the Crossword #1 of June 28, with the most correct answers was Mr. H from Minnesota, he'll be ordering a free maple from the MrMaple.com current availability. See the full...
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Mortal Epithets
Pieris japonica 'Bisbee Dwarf'Dionaea muscipulaDioneAndromedaI love plant name origins, especially those derived from Roman and Greek mythology. Often, however, the myth has absolutely nothing to do...
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Rest In Peace
Haruko Buchholz (Left) and Jolly Krautmann (Right)I learned a couple of days ago of the passing of Jolly Krautmann, co-owner of Heritage Seedlings of Oregon, USA along with her husband Mark. She...
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Grafting Time is Here Again
C'mon everybody, sing:Grafting days are here againThe skies above are clear againSo let's sing a song of cheer againGrafting days are here again…So, what's so great about these days? At Buchholz...
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Crossword Puzzle #2 Solution
Here's the solution for Crossword Puzzle #2 on Japanese maple cultivars and related botanical terms:
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Summer Maple Propagation, Part 2
Last week's Flora Wonder Blog – Grafting Days Are Here Again– was a preamble-ramble of various thoughts about the very consequential summer grafting program at Buchholz Nursery. I don't know if I...
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Summer Maple Propagation, Part 3
Acer palmatum 'Celebration'Acer palmatum 'Strawberry Spring'Acer palmatum 'Geisha Gone Wild'Our summer grafting agenda has reached the panic stage, which it has done annually for most of my 50...
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Summer Maple Propagation, Part 4
Our summer grafting program labors on, with weather fluctuating between sunny and pleasant to downright repressively hot. We proceed no matter what, no time-out for comfort. One can be considered a...
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Summer Maple Propagation, Part 5
...the maple grafting saga continues, my epikos that began nearly half a century ago. The subject itself is very interesting if you are fascinated with plants; if you don't agree the fault is not...
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Sayonara
The last Flora Wonder Blog, Summer Maple Propagation, Part 5 (August 30, 2024) was the finale, so no mas blog. Sorry that it ended abruptly…but for reasons beyond my control.The blog began in the fall...
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