Diamond Frost (trade name for ‘Inneuphe’) looks so delicate that you would never know what a tough little plant it can be. From spring until fall it blooms without a…
To be a genuine heirloom tomato, the variety must be at least 50 years old (some say older) dating from the time before the extensive breeding of hybrids for commercial…
This giant of plants is not for a small garden but where there is space and suitable light and moisture it is magnificent! Sure, it is similar to common garden…
Annuals provide bright color beginning in spring and are important part a cottage garden. Typically, cottage garden annuals are easy to grow, vigorous, and self-seed, requiring little care and assistance.…
Few container plants look good by the end of the summer especially when you live where high heat and humidity are the rule, but dichondra ‘Silver Falls’ is one that…
Lilies are beautiful cut flowers and can make an arrangement look elegant. A single stem, in fact, can be a striking arrangement all by it self, providing a long bloom…
A staple in English borders, golden marguerite is a workhorse as well as a bright star. In spring the finely divided, toothed leaves emerge from the soil with their downy…
Bulbs always play a big role in the spring garden providing bright color to a gray landscape that has been resting for several months. Many bulbs that we grow for…
First introduced in the late 1800s, ‘French breakfast’ radish is considered an heirloom radish and is still popular and available in seed stores and from catalogs. The main attraction is…
With the recent interest in heirloom plants many books, catalogs, and on line sources of plants are using the term so a clear definition of heirloom plant would be a…
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