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Plant Profile: Carpathian Harebell (Campanula carpatica)

Karen — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:00:24 +0000

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The tidy mounds of wavy heart-shaped leaves covered with flowers make an ideal edge for the border. The first flush of flowers in mid summer is followed by a short rest with a renewed flush of flowers in fall. The starry open-faced flowers are produced singly [...]

Plant Profile: Baby’s Breath (Gypsophilia paniculata)

Karen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:00:17 +0000

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Everybody who has ever seen a bouquet of flowers from a florist has probably seen baby’s breath because it is the number one filler flower for florists. It’s virtues, however, don’t stop there and it can be a very useful and attractive garden flower. The plant [...]

Plant Profile: Granny’s Bonnet/ Garden Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)

Karen — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:59 +0000

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With a name like “granny’s bonnet” this plant is bound to raise the curiosity of any gardener. As one of 65 species of columbine, this is not the best known, but it is a fine garden plant and a common resident in a [...]

Plant Profile: Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis cinnamomea)

Karen — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:00:45 +0000

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Pearly everlasting is grown for both its foliage and flowers. The gray-green woolly leaves are attractive from spring until fall and are joined in late summer by clusters of white papery flowers with yellow centers. Unlike most other gray and/or woolly plants such as Artemisia, pearly [...]

Plant Profile: Creeping Jenny (Lysamachia nummularia ‘aurea’)

Karen — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:51 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: Creeping Jenny (Lysamachia nummularia ‘aurea’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. This fast growing groundcover can quickly spread all over the garden and even into the lawn. It is not to everyone’s liking but I find it very attractive and useful so turn a blind eye to its wandering ways. The plant is prostrate and roots [...]

Plant Profile: Ornamental Rhubarb (Rheum palmatum ‘Atrosanguineum’)

Karen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:00:02 +0000

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This giant of plants is not for a small garden but where there is space and suitable light and moisture it is magnificent! Sure, it is similar to common garden rhubarb but as though it were on steroids. It not only features large size but [...]

Plant Profile: Golden Marguerite (Anthemis tinctoria )

Karen — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:00:53 +0000

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A staple in English borders, golden marguerite is a workhorse as well as a bright star. In spring the finely divided, toothed leaves emerge from the soil with their downy undersides, and give way to daisy-like flowers. The flowers are borne singly on stiff stems [...]

Plant Profile: Beebalm ‘Petite Wonder’ (Monarda didyma ‘Petite wonder’)

Karen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:00:02 +0000

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Read 'Plant Profile: Beebalm ‘Petite Wonder’ (Monarda didyma ‘Petite wonder’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. One of the workhorses of my garden is the diminutive beebalm ‘Petite wonder’. My five plants occupy a sunny moist (but well drained) spot in a border and have bloomed all summer long in spite of heat, humidity, and abundant rainfall that has [...]

Plant Profile: Pink ‘Firewitch’ (Dianthus gratianopolitanus ‘Firewitch’)

Karen — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:00:21 +0000

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‘Firewitch’ is a good example of the adage that good things come in small packages. Of all the pinks in my garden this one is the most attractive throughout the growing season. The dense mat of blue green foliage is a perfect background for the [...]

Plant Profile: Hosta ‘Patriot’

Karen — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:27 +0000

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‘Patriot’ has had a prominent place in my garden for over 10 years and I never fail to enjoy it. The outstanding characteristic of this “Hosta of the Year” for 1997 are the wide, pure white, irregular margins surrounding the dark green centers of its leaves. This is [...]