Plant Profile: Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Karen My spring shade garden would not be complete with out sweet woodruff growing as a ground cover here and there with abandon. It has small very white flowers on apple…
Plant Profile: Fan Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)
I find columbine flowers very intriguing. They are composed of 5 petals plus a short broad tube in front and 5 sepals (modified leaves) projecting backward forming spurs. The sepals…
Plant Profile: Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
I love good-looking foliage and Japanese Painted Fern has the most beautiful foliage of any plant I know. This deciduous fern emerges in my garden showing deep purple and then…
Plant Profile: Tulip ‘Red Gem’ (Tulipa batalinii ‘Red Gem’)
If you like tulips but not the big formal ones, this may be tulip you will love. It is late blooming and starts life in my garden with its narrow…
Plant Profile: Daffodil ‘Thalia’ (Narcissus triandrus ‘Thalia’)
If you like “delicate” you will surely like the daffodil ‘Thalia’, also known as “Orchid Narcissus.” It is a bright snow white late season fragrant daffodil that has reflexed petals…
Plant Profile: Mediterranean Heather (Erica darleyensis x ‘Mediterranean White’)
One of the plant gems I found this weekend at the local big box store was this fabulous heather. I have grown it before and love it so I could…
Plant Profile: Candlestick Tulip (Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane’)
Good varieties of Tulip clusiana are described and cultivation information is presented with emphasis on 'Lady Jane'
Plant Profile: Bugleweed (Ajuga pyramidalis ‘Metallica Crispa’ )
Cultural requirements and uses of Ajuga pyramamalis "Metalica Crispa" are given.
Plant Profile: Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Plant Profile of Lady's mantle valuable in the garden as well as for flower arrangements.
Plant Profile: Persian Buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus)
Persian buttercups, unlike their country cousins, have gorgeous, large, full flowers consisting of many crepe paper like petals. They are excellent cut flowers or container plants.