As the temperatures dip and fall comes upon the garden this handsome combination is a welcome sight in the perennial bed. The leaves of the bergenia are green in spring…
Known in India as atibala, this tender perennial shrub is native to tropical and subtropical areas where it grows in disturbed sites. It is a member of the mallow family,…
This flowering deciduous shrub is native to China, Taiwan and Korea where it grows on hillsides and stony, baren places in full sun. It is a member of the rose…
Sunflowers are a very large group consisting of both annulas and perennials. 150 species. The most popular sunflower for gardens is the annual, Helianthus annus, but there are many good…
Ozark witch hazel is a deciduous flowering shrub or small tree native to the Ozark Plateau from southern Missouri through northwestern Arkansas east to Oklahoma where it grows in moist…
Mead is a beverage with an alcohol content between 4-20% using a variety of yeasts and with a taste that some describe as “wine with a kick’ but can also…
Garden phlox is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial native to eastern US from Main west to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Louisianna where it grows in woodland clearings and borders, meadows,…
Long, pointed, ovoid buds open to high centered flowers with reflexed petals. The full flowers are carried singly on long stems and are up to 6″ across. The imbricated petals…
Giant sea holly is a short lived herbaceous perennial often considered a biennial and is native to the Caucasus and Iran. It is a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae,…
White enkianthus is a compact, deciduous, flowering shrub and a member of the heath family, Ericaceae, that ncludes azaleas, heather, and cranberry. Native to the woodlands of Japan it grows…
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