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Cereus : The Queen of The Night

July 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

Background Cereus cacti are native to South America, particularly east of the Andes Mountains. They are also found in the southern Caribbean islands. Specific countries [...]

Patterns In Bloom @ NEBG

March 23, 2024 // 0 Comments

Boston used to host the Massachusetts Horticultural Society‘s huge annual  New England Spring Flower Show, which heralded the beginning of Spring. We think the show [...]

Jade plants bloom; yes, they do

December 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

The common jade plant (Crassula ovata) is native to South Africa and Mozambique, but has made its home in practically every household on the planet. The RainyDayGarden crew [...]

RDG Spring 2015 Summary

June 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

We had a cold, hard Winter and were all eager to see the arrival of Spring. After being buried in more than three feet of snow for more than two months, it was really nice [...]

Jade blooms

December 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

It is not often that both the Christmas cacti and the Jade plants are blooming at the same time! Sure… the Christmas cacti may be more showy, but the delicate little [...]

Urban Safari : at World’s End

November 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

After our successful FirstUse outing with the Lensbaby Composer Pro and Edge 80 optic, we went looking for other locations to further “exercise” the lens. [...]

Urban Safari: Cone Flowers

July 5, 2012 // 0 Comments

On Tuesday we gave an update on the state of the RainyDayGarden, at the end of which we mentioned that the cone flowers are hardy perennial which can be a great addition [...]

Urban Safari: RDG Update – Day Lilies

July 3, 2012 // 0 Comments

The RainyDayGarden made it through the second heat wave without a scratch. In fact, the plants have not been this healthy for many years. We think the reason is the large [...]

Jardin Plant Supports

June 22, 2012 // 0 Comments

The Northeast is currently in the grip of some seriously hot weather. According to the forecast, cooler air will be moving in soon and relief should be here before the [...]

Hot Time, Summer In The City

June 21, 2012 // 0 Comments

Yesterday was the Summer Solstice, or the first day of Summer. Normally the Solstice is on the 21st, but due to astronomical weirdness, it was on the 20th this year. Anyway, [...]
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