Plant Profile: Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)
Karen 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 Combination: Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) and Dwarf Camomille (Anthemis punctata aka A. punctata subsp. cupaniana)
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 Profile: Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)
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 Profile: Hop-Flowered Oregano (Origanum libanoticum)
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…
Plant Profile: Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea/Senicio aureus)
Ragwort is a semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial native to eastern North America where it grows in such places as the edges of streams, rivers, and ponds, wet to moist meadows and…
Plant Profile: Hosta ‘White Christmas’
Brighten up a shade spot in the garden with ‘White Christmas’. With it’s white leaves edged with thin green margins it is one of the whitest hostas available. The dominance…
Plant Profile: Western Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)
This short-lived long blooming herbaceous perennial is native to western North America where it is found on ridges and dry slopes as well as in mountain meadows and grasslands. It…
Plant Combination: Asiatic Lily (Lilium) ‘Chianti’ and Barberry (Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea) ‘Rose Glow’
Chuck ‘Rose Glow’ barberry starts early in the year with its flush of new grown that ranges from dark purple to rosy pink. In late spring or early summer the large…
Plant Combination: Bishop’s Weed (Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’) and Viola cornuta ‘Penny Primrose’
For a spring combination that will brighten the wakening garden try growing yellow and white Johnny Jump Ups. Plant the Johnnies in the fall after the bishop’s weed has succumbed…
Plant Profile: Swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius)
Swamp sunflower, also know as narrowleaf sunflower, is a herbaceous perennial native to eastern United States from the mid-Atlantic to Florida, west to Texas where it grows in wet areas…