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/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-creeping-jenny-lysamachia-nummularia-%e2%80%98aurea%e2%80%99/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-creeping-jenny-lysamachia-nummularia-%e2%80%98aurea%e2%80%99/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:51 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14330 Read 'Plant Profile: Creeping Jenny (Lysamachia nummularia ‘aurea’)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

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 [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-creeping-jenny-lysamachia-nummularia-%e2%80%98aurea%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-iris-japanese-iris-ensata-syn-kaemperi/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-iris-japanese-iris-ensata-syn-kaemperi/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:01:10 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=6432 Read 'Plant Profile: Iris Japanese (Iris ensata syn. kaemperi)' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The Japanese have spent over 500 years breeding this beardless iris and have created a spectacular flower that are very different from those of the more familiar German or Siberian iris. They are large (up to 10” across) and relatively flat looking more like [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/plant-profiles-how-to-grow/plant-profile-iris-japanese-iris-ensata-syn-kaemperi/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/united-states-gardens/a-visit-to-biltmore-gardens-asheville-north-carolina/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/united-states-gardens/a-visit-to-biltmore-gardens-asheville-north-carolina/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:51:28 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=2162 Read 'A Visit to Biltmore Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

A visit to Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, is a delightful experience and held quite a surprise in regard to the gardens. The literature and public opinion suggest that the spring bulb show and the fall coloration are spectacular but that there is [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/united-states-gardens/a-visit-to-biltmore-gardens-asheville-north-carolina/feed/ 3 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/spanish-gardens-garden-travel/visit-to-the-generalife-in-grandada-spain/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/spanish-gardens-garden-travel/visit-to-the-generalife-in-grandada-spain/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:58:47 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=920 Read 'Visit to the Generalife in Granada, Spain' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The Gardens of the Generalife in Granda, Spain, established first by the Moors are described.]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/spanish-gardens-garden-travel/visit-to-the-generalife-in-grandada-spain/feed/ 2 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/french-gardens/a-visit-to-villandry-garden/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/french-gardens/a-visit-to-villandry-garden/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:59:19 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=723 Read 'A Visit to Villandry Garden, Loire Valley, France' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

The beautiful gardens of Villandry are described with special attention to the ornamental vegetable garden.]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-travel/french-gardens/a-visit-to-villandry-garden/feed/ 1