Tag Archives: Allen Sterling & Lothrop

A Few More Tulips

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This will be my second “full” spring here in this house and garden; for the last two autumns, I’ve planted a few more bulbs. These are my new favorites. (P.S.  Happy belated birthday to blog reader Carol, who celebrated one … Continue reading →

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Exquisite Things

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I love the word “exquisite.”  And while the plain wreaths at Allen Sterling & Lothrop may not have been more magnificent than those at other garden centers in the area, their use of the word in their advertising sold me. … Continue reading →

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A Very “Glad” Morning

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve never planted gladiolus before.  I’ve been watching them all summer, intrigued by their slow and deliberate progress. They’re like flowers on flowers.  I’m “glad” I planted them.

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Geranium Brain?

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It was overcast and rainy yesterday.  Such days are always good for kicking around local independent garden centers like Allen, Sterling & Lothrop or Skillins in Falmouth, Maine. It’s still too early for planting geraniums outside in a stone maiden … Continue reading →

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Gin, Herring, and Cheese

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Prior to the first known speculative bubble in 1636, the bulb of the elegant tulip flower was the fourth leading export of the Netherlands, after gin, herring, and cheese.  Prior to 2008, I had never heard of “tulip mania” or … Continue reading →

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Tulips for the Easter Parade

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got back to New Hampshire at around 3:00 p.m. Sunday; I have been delinquent in my duties at The Hampton Victory Garden.  I hadn’t cleaned up the dead marigolds around the sign and some of my perennial flowers needed … Continue reading →

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