Ornamental Grass Used for Screen or Hedge
Karen Tall ornamental grasses can be utilized as screens or hedges. Some can even be effective as windbreaks. They come in different heights, colors, and textures so can fit into a…
Stewartias for the Garden
Stewartias are a beautiful group of flowering trees and shrubs that come into bloom right after the spring flush of flowers by other plants but before summer settles in. Most…
Easy Hybrid Tea Roses for the Garden
Hybrid tea roses have a reputation for being difficult to grow, requiring great attention to fertilizing, application of pesticides, and pruning. Inspired by the Earth-Kind Program which focuses on shrub…
Plant Combination: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) ‘Magnus’ and Ornamental Oregano (Origanum x ‘Rotkugel)’
Take a popular garden plant like purple coneflower ‘Magnus’ and combine it with a lesser known plant like ornamental oregano and you have a unique combination. These two herbaceous perennials…
Genus Adenophora (Ladybells) for the Garden
Ladybells are herbaceous perennials in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, that also includes balloon flower and lobelia. The genus has about 50 species most of which are native to Asia, some…
Plant Combination: Flower of an Hour (Hibiscus trionum) and Purple Basil (Ocimum basilicum purpurescens)
A lovely echo is set up in this combination between the purple eyes of Hibiscus trionum and the purple leaves of the basil. The effect is ephemeral, however, because the…
Perennial Cornflowers (Centaureas) for the Garden
The genus, Centaurea, belong to the aster family, Asteracea, and contains about five hundred species and including both annuals and perennials that are useful garden plants. They can all be…
Heirloom Japanese Anemones
The common name, Japanese anemone, is used to refer to more than one kind of anemones but all of these plants have similar flowers that appear in late summer or…
Biltmore International Rose Trials
Biltmore International Rose Trials, held at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina are the first international trials on the East Coast and one of two in the whole US.…
Plant Combination: Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) and Coral Bells (Heuchera) ‘Black Beauty’
The foliage of these two herbaceous perennials make a lovely pair but there is more. Lady’s mantle bursts into bloom in late spring to early summer with a billowing mass…