http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-plants-with-purple-foliage/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-plants-with-purple-foliage/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:32:53 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=7782 Read 'Five Favorite Plants with Purple Foliage' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Plants with purple foliage are a great plus to the garden. Even after their flowers fade, their foliage goes on to provide color all season long. And the color purple is especially valuable because it provides a transition color from one plant to another while enhancing [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-plants-with-purple-foliage/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/five-favorite-mocha-colored-perennials/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/five-favorite-mocha-colored-perennials/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:59:21 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=7443 Read 'Five Favorite Mocha Colored Perennials' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Have you ever thought of growing mocha colored plants? Yes, they are brown. Yes, they will look like dead plants to some people but they are very unique and when several are grown together create a beautiful and interesting combination in the garden.  Mocha is a great [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/five-favorite-mocha-colored-perennials/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-bold-perennials-for-specimen-planting/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-bold-perennials-for-specimen-planting/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:18:29 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=7366 Read 'Five Bold Perennials for Specimen Planting' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Sometimes you want a spectacular plant to make a statement, serve as a focal point, or add uniqueness to the border. The plant must be outstanding in some way; the color of its flower, the form, size or texture of its leaves, or the shear size [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-bold-perennials-for-specimen-planting/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-fabulous-perennials-to-get-rid-of-the-summer-blahs/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-fabulous-perennials-to-get-rid-of-the-summer-blahs/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:55:37 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=7257 Read 'Five Fabulous Perennials to Get Rid of the Summer Blahs' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

By the time August rolls around my garden usually looks like it needs a new lease on life. The heat and humidity have taken their toil, the insects, fungi, and wildlife have had their share and most of the perennials look tired [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-fabulous-perennials-to-get-rid-of-the-summer-blahs/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/five-favorite-perennials-for-wet-soils/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/five-favorite-perennials-for-wet-soils/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:16:32 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=7160 Read 'Five Favorite Perennials for Wet Soils' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

It seems that most plants I want to buy like well drained soil but sometimes I really need one for a wet spot in the garden where many plants have tried to grow but failed because of excess moisture. It is nice to know that there [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/five-favorite-perennials-for-wet-soils/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-ferns-for-the-shade-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-ferns-for-the-shade-garden/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:02:07 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=6969 Read 'Five Favorite Ferns for the Shade Garden' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The hot days of summer make the site of soft green ferns especially appealing. Somehow the green color together with the light airiness of the fronds dispels the effects of the heat in a way that no other plant manages to do. The quiet, peaceful [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-ferns-for-the-shade-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-perennials-for-the-back-of-the-border/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-perennials-for-the-back-of-the-border/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:39:32 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=6880 Read 'Five Favorite Perennials for the Back of the Border' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The back of a border presents certain problems that can be tricky to solve. You need something tall that will form a good backdrop for the mid and foreground plants over a long time and it must grow quickly to its full height [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-perennials-for-the-back-of-the-border/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-much-to-you-have-to-pay-for-a-beautiful-daylily/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-much-to-you-have-to-pay-for-a-beautiful-daylily/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:44:31 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=6789 Read 'How Much do you Have to Pay for A Beautiful Daylily?' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

As I go about deadheading my daylilies I admire each one and appreciate the differences, great and small. I would not give up any of the cultivars I have and I am constantly tempted to buy more. But over the years [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-much-to-you-have-to-pay-for-a-beautiful-daylily/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-to-plant-peonies/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-to-plant-peonies/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:50 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3181 Read 'How to Plant Peonies' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

It is hard to imagine spring with out peonies but if we are to enjoy such a pleasure we should plant them in the fall. I order my peonies from on line sources and they send them at the correct time for planting, the end of October-early November [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/how-to-plant-peonies/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-grasses-for-fall/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-grasses-for-fall/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:21:20 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3087 Read 'Five Favorite Grasses for Fall' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The cool temperatures of autumn allow fall blooming grasses to grow to their full potential. Some of them continue into winter providing beauty and interest well into spring. Many of them have flowers that also work well in fresh or dried bouquets so can be enjoyed for [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/top-plant-picks-for-the-garden/herbaceous-perennials/five-favorite-grasses-for-fall/feed/ 2