Plant Profile: Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Karen Plumbago is at the top of my list for ground covers blooming late in the season. It starts in mid summer with its vivid blue flowers and continues well into…
Garden Journal: September 5, 2010
What a great week! We had nice sunny warm days with low humidity. No rain, however so we had to get the irrigation system going. The week was a busy…
Plant Profile: Dwarf Black Fountain Grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Moudry’)
A small mound of glossy, bright green foliage begins to grow in the spring; by August the mound is a couple of feet tall, cascading, and has long black foxtails…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Annuals 5
Chuck This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Five Favorite Daffodils
In mid to late summer the bulb catalogues arrive and I begin to plan my bulb order. The local garden centers and big box stores will carry a nice assortment…
Plant Profile: Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundiolia)
When I stand next to my flowering Mexican sunflower plant I feel like Jack with his beanstalk. The plant towers over me and grew to such heights in just a…
Garden Journal: August 29, 2010
Sunny skies, high temperatures without humidity, and less rain have made gardening this week a pleasure. The soil has dried considerably and the fungi that have plagued the lawn are…
Plant Profile: Fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’)
I have two plants of fountain grass ‘Hameln’, one on either side of the stairs leading to my formal garden. Growth starts in spring, by June the plants are looking…
Name This Plant Game: Summer Bulbs 1
This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…
Ten Easy Care Perennials that Tolerant Air Pollution
The problem of air pollution is getting better as more people begin to understand the negative impact on their lives but not all areas have clean air. Unfortunately there are…