Coring your Lawn: What, Why, When and How
Karen A well grown lawn is a beautiful thing and the result of many choices and much labor and one of the jobs that may be needed to keep a lawn…
Plant Profile: Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
When I was looking for a vine to plant in a container in the middle of the formal garden the head gardener saw a yellow flowered black-eyed Susan vine and…
How to Bring House Plants Indoors
I like to put my house plants outdoors in summer and as the days shorten and the temperatures fall I have to plan for the move back into the house.…
Plant Profile: Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima aka Nasellela tenuissima)
Also known as ponytail grass, finestem needle grass, fineleaved nassella and Argentine needle-grass this perennial grass is native to south-western US, northern Mexico and Argentina. It is a member of…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 8
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…
Five Favorite Dwarf Blue Conifers
I have a special interest in dwarf conifers. They are evergreen and so provide year round interest, and because they are dwarf they will fit into small spaces and I…
Plant Profile: Turtlehead (Chelone lyonii)
It is difficult to resist a plant with the name “turtlehead’. I knew it as a child when it grew along a stream near my home forming a great mass…
Garden Journal: The Wedding of September 23, 2008
Two years ago we hosted the wedding celebration of some dear friends. The idea of a September garden wedding started in June so we had plenty of time to prepare.…
Plant Profile: Japanese Blood Grass (Imperata cylindrical ‘Red Baron’ or var. rubra)
I grow some grasses for flowers and others for foliage, and ‘Red Baron’ is at the top of my foliage list. The leaves emerge in spring bright green with burgundy…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 7
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…