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Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia) ‘Royal Standard’ and Sneezeweed (Helenium)‘Moerheim Beauty’

Karen March 23, 2021 0 Comments

The strong thrust of the tall poker ‘Royal Standard’ provides a striking contrast to the daisy-like flower heads of ‘Moerheim Beauty’ while the colors of ‘Moerheim Beauty’ echo the changing…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: The Off-White Parasol (Leucoagaricus leucothites)

Karen March 11, 2021 0 Comments

With a world wide distribution including North America, the off-white parasol is found from summer to fall solitary, scattered, or in groups in disturbed areas such as roadsides, fields, meadows,…

Vines

Evergreen Vines for Shady Sites

Karen March 2, 2021 0 Comments

Shady wall often offer cool moist conditions that sites in full sun do not. Some climbers can tolerate sun, some full shade, but few thrive in all three equally. Most…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Hot Pink Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) and Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’

Karen February 23, 2021 0 Comments

Vivid combinations are not to everyone’s taste but sometimes jewels tones can be eye catching and pleasing. Here, vivid pink vinca is combines with electric blue verberna ‘Homestead Purple’. The…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: The Horn of Plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Karen February 11, 2021 0 Comments

Also called trumpet of the dead, this culinary prize is found primarily in moist areas in deciduous woods of North American, Europe and Asia. It occurs in dense colonies from…

Drought tolerance

Drought Tolerant Plants: Herbaceous Annuals and Perennials Grown for Foliage

Karen February 2, 2021 0 Comments

Foliage can add both texture and color to the landscape to create a mood and enrich the visual quality of the garden. Leaves may be glossy, matte, large, small, leathery,…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Azalea (Rhododendron) ‘Delaware Valley White’ and Hosta undulata ‘Albomarginata’

Karen January 26, 2021 0 Comments

Make spring time special with the combination featuring a white azalea and a hosta with a white edge. This hosta is one of the earliest to emerge so will be…

Vegetables

Edible Mushrooms: Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis crispa)

Karen January 14, 2021 0 Comments

This large mushroom has fleshy cream to pale yellow-brown fruiting body consisting of a multitude of lobes and looks like a brain or sea sponges well as a head of…

Herbaceous Perennials

Evergreen Perennials for Dry Shade

Karen January 12, 2021 0 Comments

Dry shade is one of the most difficult sites for growing plants. Whether it is on a hill side, under the eves of a house, or under trees where roots…

grasses

Drought Tolerant Plants: Ornamental Grasses

Karen January 5, 2021 0 Comments

Ornamental grasses are versitile and can soften the look of a garden as well as give a naturalistic feel. They are valued for their different textures and colors and the…

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