Albert's Greenhouse

The mugo pine - a stunted little landscape staple, is not something we think of as a plant with great flowers - but take a look at this: if you click on the picture to increase the size, you will find a wonderful shading of pinks, whites and reds, nestled in a perfect green basket. What could be more wonderful?

Now the great question - is this the plant that's causing my pollen allergies to act up already? I'm guessing it's not, but given the amount of spring rain we've had, I expect a long and relatively hellish allergy season to be starting any day now.