Plant Profile: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora)
Karen This hybrid short-lived perennial is the result of a cross between tall, perennial G. aristata and shorter, annual G. pulchella and is a vigorous, long blooming plant with a short…
Summer Blooming Perennials for High Altitude Gardens
Plants in high altitude gardens face unique challenges in terms of drying winds, intense sun, short growing season and frigid temperatures in winter. But none of those factors means that…
Plant Combination: Blanket Flower (Gallardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’) and Golden Barberry (Berberis thunbergii ‘Bonanza Gold’)
The bright gold of the barberry is echoed by the golden yellow edges of ‘Goblin’s’ flowers to make a pleasing combination all summer in a hot border. The scarlet of…
Plant Profile: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’)
Big, bold, bright flowers give a suggestion of what this plant is all about. Scarlet ray petals tipped with yellow surround the dark purple centers producing 3-4” flowers that are…
Garden Journal: June 21 2009
Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others…
Garden Journal May 31, 2009
Five days of rain and cloudy weather shattered the rose garden and inhibited many perennials, but some pushed on and, unable to contain their enthusiasm, burst into bloom. They are…