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
Karen 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…
Plant Profile: ‘Fireworks’ Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’)
When I saw a picture of this in a perennial nursery catalogue I had my doubts that it would live up to expectations but I ordered it anyway and found…
Garden Journal: September 12, 2010
whole week of good weather! We had sunny days, warm temperatures, low humidity and some showers thrown in for good luck. Some mornings were down right chilly and I am…
Plant Profile: Turf Lily (Lirope muscari)
This evergreen herbaceous perennial is native to China,Korea,and Japan where it grows as an understory plant in shady forests. It is a member of the asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also…
Five Favorite Weeping Deciduous Trees
Weeping trees add interest and dramatic effect to any garden and give a soft look to even the harshest environments. When deciduous weeping trees drop their leaves in autumn, they…