by Carlisle | Jan 3, 2013 | Carlisle Flowers
October at the Farmer’s market in Easton, MD, this little gem was for sale. “I have to have this,” a common gardener’s refrain, was compelling enough. Somewhere in the back of my little brain was stored an image of this Sacred Lily, although...
by Carlisle | May 13, 2012 | Carlisle Flowers
It’s Mother’s Day weekend and the gardening mother is taken by the non-gardening father to Cylburn Arboretum’s Annual Market Day. We went directly to the hothouse where it was single file down the line of annuals propagated by the City of...
by Carlisle | Apr 17, 2010 | Carlisle Flowers
This two acre oasis of natural beauty was laid out by William Paca when he built his house. Although many colonial Annapolitans had gardens, only Paca’s has been returned to its original splendor and opened to the public. Archaeologists found remnants of the original...
by Carlisle | Jul 29, 2009 | Carlisle Flowers
Emory Knoll Farms of Street, Maryland explains on their website the difference between an extensive green roof versus an intensive one. The extensive uses plants with foliage of two to six inches, low-lying plants designed to provide maximum groundcover. An...
by Carlisle | Jul 27, 2009 | Carlisle Flowers
Sunflowers were the American queen at the Waverly Farmers’ Market this past Saturday. Five dollars for 5 stems was the going rate and people were paying it gladly. We couldn’t let well enough alone here, had to introduce Safari King to the Queen and give...
