Violet Tiger

 January and February are busy times in the plant room. All of the plants need to be repotted, fluorescent bulbs need to be changes, reser...

Ma's Debutante It's time for summer repotting. All the the minis, semis and standards are finished.  The trailers will be done t...

One of my least favorite chores is disblooming/disbudding plants. This mountain of flowers is the result of after-show precautions. It...

I am a little ambivalent about this year's show, because it falls on the same day as my daughter's college graduation.  As a proud m...

I have been so busy this winter spring with home remodeling and business travel.  But the violets have gotten some attention and they are al...

I never get tired of seeing leaves take root and sprout babies.  Here are the leaves I planted in November, right before Thanksgiving.  I ho...

Here are a few plants in bloom this week.  Most of my plants are disbudded to get ready for show.  But before I played Mortia Adams and sni...