Blue flowered Perennials for the Rock Garden
Karen Blue is always a welcome color in the garden. It brings calmness and serenity; can cool down reds and orange or provide contrast with yellow. Blue flowers go well with…
Five Late Spring to Early Summer Pink Blooming Perennials for the Rock Garden
There are many shades of pink and all can enhance a rock garden. Pair pastel pink with white for a soft look, hot pink with medium blue to suggest playfulness,…
Five Summer Blooming Perennials with Yellow Flowers for the Rock Garden
Yellow flowers are bright and perky. They stand out in the garden and can easily be seen. They also go with many other colors and so are easy to use…
Creating a Tropical Look with Foliage Plants in Containers
If you live in an area where tropical plants can not survive the winter you can still have a tropical look on your patio or entryway by using container plants…
Annual Flowering Vines for Containers
Whether you have a patio, balcony, courtyard or porch a container with a flowering vine can add color and sparkle. In fact, a flowering vine in a container can be…
Five Sedges for Containers
Most people think sedges are grasses. They certainly look like grasses but they aren’t; they are a different and distinct group of plants that belong to a different family, the…
Herb Companions for Old Garden Roses
There is nothing new about growing herbs and roses together. Roses were traditionally grown as an important part of the herb garden because of their supposed value for curing a…
Characteristic of Old Garden Roses: Portland
Portlands are a small group of roses with a mixed and uncertain heritage but probably have damask and gallica in their background. The group is named after the English Duchess…
Apricot-Colored English Roses for Cottage Gardens
The old fashioned look of English roses fit beautifully into a cottage garden. English roses, as the term is commonly used, refers to a modern type of shrub rose that…
Sweet Potatoes and Yams: What is the Difference?
When you sit down at the Thanksgiving table you are likely to see sweet potatoes; or are they yams? Whether they are baked, fried, or smothered in marshmallows their sweet…