woodland gardens

Another of my favorite plants of winter are the toothworts.  Here is Dentaria diphylla aka: Cardamine diphylla in the garden yesterday.  The foliage emerges in winter, making a lovely groundcover.  We’ll see the short stalks of small, but cute flowers in a few more weeks, before most species go summer dormant.  Dentaria diphylla has a

Here’s a photo of a clump of Cyclamen coum in the garden today.  These have been in full flower for over a month now, despite the snow and ice.  I can’t imagine a woodland garden without these gems…the key is to keep the soil fairly dry when they are summer dormant.  http://www.plantdelights.com/Cyclamen-for-sale/buy-Cyclamen/Perennial/