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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Skunkleaf Polemonium (Polemonium pulcherrimum )

Karen April 8, 2015 0 Comments

This clump forming perennial is native to western North American from Alaska to California and into Arizona and New Mexico where it grows in dry rocky areas of mountains from…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Tulip ‘Mount Tacoma’ and White Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’)

Karen April 2, 2015 0 Comments

For a semi-shaded area in a white garden this late spring combination features the same color with contrast provided by the shape, texture and size of the flowers and leaves.…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Stonecrop (Sedum) ‘Purple Emperor’ and Ox-Eye (Heliopsis) ‘Loraine Sunshine’

Karen March 26, 2015 0 Comments

This dynamic combination pairs two herbaceous perennials that have both outstanding flowers and foliage. The variegated foliage of ox-eye ‘Loraine Sunshine’ and purple foliage of stonecrop ‘Purple Emperor’ provide color…

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Plant Combination: Daylily (Hemerocallis) ‘Bonanza’ and Perilla frutescens ‘Crispa’

Karen March 12, 2015 0 Comments

From the time the fresh green foliage of daylily ‘Bonanze’ first emerges in the spring the garden comes alive. As soon as the weather warms up, plant Perilla ‘Crispa’ with…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens) ‘Saphirsprudel’ and Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’

Karen February 26, 2015 0 Comments

For a combination that last all through the growing season consider blue oat grass ‘Saphirsprudel’ and Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’. The pair get going early in spring as new growth emerges.…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Verbena canadensis ‘Homestead Purple’ and Frikart’s Aster (Aster x frikartii) ‘Monch’

Karen February 19, 2015 0 Comments

Here are two long blooming perennials that will bring color to the border throughout the summer. Verbena ‘Homestead Purple begins flowering in spring with its rich purple phlox-like flowerheads and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Karen February 11, 2015 0 Comments

This herbaceous perennial is native to the Northern Hemisphere where it is found growing in marshes, stream edges, and other wet areas. A member of the buttercup family, marsh marigold…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) and Dwarf Camomille (Anthemis punctata aka A. punctata subsp. cupaniana)

Karen January 22, 2015 0 Comments

The appeal of simple white and yellow daisies is used here to create a charming combination with cypress spurge for the late spring garden. The acid yellow green bracts of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)

Karen January 21, 2015 0 Comments

The name only tells half the story. Yes, the plant does have a distinct skunk smell but its very large green leaves and bright yellow sheaths make it a knockout…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hop-Flowered Oregano (Origanum libanoticum)

Karen January 5, 2015 0 Comments

A native of Lebanon this ornamental oregano is a herbaceous perennial prized for the masses of shrimp-like, papery chartreuse bracts that hang from the wiry stems. Small pink to mauve…

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