by Ann McClellan | Mar 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
This beautiful weeping cherry lives across the street from me. While I treasure its beautiful shape all year long, it is most sensational in the spring with its cascades of pink blossoms. Its beauty provides solace in the face of the Covid-19 state of emergency.
by Ann McClellan | Feb 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ‘Okame’ flowering cherry trees are blooming in my neighborhood! They are hybrids, creating by breeding Taiwan flowering cherry trees (Prunus campanulata) with Fuji cherries (Prunus incisa). Whatever their origins, I’m grateful for their...
by Ann McClellan | Oct 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Summer came and went too fast this year because I’m working a new book. The particulars are under wraps but here’s a sneak peak of an image to entice you!
by Ann McClellan | Apr 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Fellow author Sandra Moore and I will be participating in the 2019 Garden Fair & Plant Sale at the U.S. National Arboretum on April 27 & 28. Presented by Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA), it’s open to the public from noon to 4 on Saturday...
by Ann McClellan | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Camellias bloom before Cherry Blossoms and this one at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum at the U.S. National Arboretum is at its peak right now. This Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica (Higo Group) ‘Yamato-nishiki’) has been in training since...