Wintersweet is a vigorous deciduous shrub native to China where it grows in mountainous forests. The small pendent flowers are fragrant and have yellow tepals with purple centers. They appear…
Creeping fushia is a deciduous, prostrate shrub endemic to the North Island of New Zealand where it is found along the coast including dunes, salt marshes, and gravel beaches.. It…
Picking the “best” roses is an objective process and in this case, the ratings of the American Roses Society have been used. Every year the American Rose Society enlists the…
Purple milk thistle, also called boar thistle, is an annual or biennial and a native of the Mediterranean area where it grows in disturbed soil such as wastelands, pastures, and…
If you are tired of fertilizing, spraying, watering, weeding, and mowing your lawn Liz Primeau’s book, Front Yard Gardens, might be the perfect pick for you. Writing from her experience…
The large round flower heads of Allium nigrum contrast sharply with the long thin leaves of the ornamental grass Miscanthus ‘Morning Light” while the silvery color of the allium flower…
Chocolate cosmos is a tender perennial native to Mexico where it is extinct in the wild. It is a member of the aster family (Asteraceae) that also includes daisy, yarrow,…
Shakespeare’s aspen was probably Populus tremula a native of the cool areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa and should not be confused with the aspen of North America, Populus…
Large clusters of ten to forty flowers are produced in profusion continuously. The flowers are flat, round, and full of petals that are rich mid-pink at first fading to pale…
Does a meadow of colorful flowers make your heart sing? Does a forest filled with ferns and spring ephemerals take your breath away? With help from the book, Cultivating Chaos,…
Karen