July, the height of summer. With the arrival of July we leave behind the lushness of May and June and enter into full summer and a change of colour palette. Early summer is all soft pinks, fresh ...

Fall seems exceptional this year and I enthusiastically welcome my daily strolls through my gardens. I was surprised to find this lingering orchid canna blooming in the early evening light. It made me ...

I know, I seldom go for the Latin (botanical) names of plants and flowers, but I thought I would get you thinking about this beautiful flower. This native of the temperate zones of North and South ...

Botanical Latin has a large number of words for the color yellow. For example, words beginning with "flav," as in flavens and flaveolus, all mean yellowish in color, while "flavus" means pure yellow.