Garden Journal: August 29, 2010
Karen Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are…
Plant Profile: Fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’)
I have two plants of fountain grass ‘Hameln’, one on either side of the stairs leading to my formal garden. Growth starts in spring, by June the plants are looking…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Bulbs 1
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Ten Easy Care Perennials that Tolerant Air Pollution
The problem of air pollution is getting better as more people begin to understand the negative impact on their lives but not all areas have clean air. Unfortunately there are…
Plant Profile: Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis)
Bluebeard seems to be the most frequently used common name but two others are blue spirea or blue mist, both of which seem more descriptive. Whatever you call it, this…
Garden Journal: August 22, 2010
As we pass through the last weeks of August it appears that the heat and humidity will lift but in the meantime we still have more rain than the plants…
Plant Profile: Star flower (Pentas lanceolata)
I had never heard of pentas until I came to North Carolina a few years ago and now I hear about them, read about them and see them everywhere. They…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 6
This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Five Favorite Mocha Colored Perennials
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…
Plant Profile: Hardy Verbena (Verbena x hybrida)
Every year I look forward to seeing the two large patches of hardy verbena that I have at one entrance to my formal garden. I grow the cultivar ‘Homestead Purple’…