Five Bold Perennials for Specimen Planting
Karen Sometimes you want a spectacular plant to make a statement, serve as a focal point, or add uniqueness to the border. The plant must be outstanding in some way; the…
Five Fabulous Perennials to Get Rid of the Summer Blahs
By the time August rolls around my garden usually looks like it needs a new lease on life. The heat and humidity have taken their toil, the insects, fungi, and…
Five Favorite Perennials for Wet Soils
It seems that most plants I want to buy like well drained soil but sometimes I really need one for a wet spot in the garden where many plants have…
Five Favorite Ferns for the Shade Garden
The hot days of summer make the sight of soft green ferns especially appealing. The green color together with the light airiness of the fronds dispels the effects of the…
Five Favorite Perennials for the Back of the Border
The back of a border presents certain problems that can be tricky to solve. You need something tall that will form a good backdrop for the mid and foreground plants…
How Much do you Have to Pay for A Beautiful Daylily?
As I go about deadheading my daylilies I admire each one and appreciate the differences, great and small. I would not give up any of the cultivars I have and…
Perennial of the Year (2011) :Arkansas Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Arkansas Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii) has been named the Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association, a trade organization established to promote the use and sale of…
How to Plant Peonies
It is hard to imagine spring with out peonies but if we are to enjoy such a pleasure we should plant them in the fall. I order my peonies from…
Five Favorite Grasses for Fall
The cool temperatures of autumn allow fall blooming grasses to grow to their full potential. Some of them continue into winter providing beauty and interest well into spring. Many of…
How to Grow Reblooming Iris
When I bought 6 reblooming bearded irises for $19.99 from a mail-order promotional I never expected them to be a focal point in my fall garden. I planted them in…