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Herbaceous Perennials

Five Flowering Perennials for Coastal Gardens

Karen August 11, 2016 0 Comments

Coastal gardens present plants with two major problems: wind and salt spray. The wind not only dries out the plant but also dries the soil. In addition it can shred…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and Russian Sage (Pervoskia atriplicifolia)

Karen August 27, 2015 0 Comments

This long lasting combination begins in summer when purple coneflower opens its daisy-like pink flowers. A short time later Russian sage’s gray stems produce small light blue flowers producing a…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Cool Trio for the Mid-Summer Garden

Karen April 2, 2013 0 Comments

When the sun shines hot and temperatures rise in mid-summer, it seems as though the garden is full of hot colors, red, orange, and yellow. Beautiful as they are, those…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Russian Sage (Pervoskia atriplicifolia)

Karen August 18, 2009 0 Comments

When the tall, powder blue spikes of Pervoskia come into my garden I know that the garden is complete. This beautiful back of the border plant is a must for…

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