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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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Hosta ‘White Christmas’

Karen December 24, 2014 0 Comments

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 Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)

Karen December 15, 2014 0 Comments

This native of eastern United States is a slow growing herbaceous perennial that forms attractive clumps that are evergreen in zones 7 and warmer. It is amember of the box…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Karen October 29, 2014 0 Comments

Also known as corpse plant and ghost plant, Indian pipe is a herbaceous perennial native to various areas in Asia, South America, and North America, but rarely seen. Unlike most…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas)

Karen August 20, 2014 0 Comments

This tall biennial or perennial is a native of Asia where it inhabits forests and grasslands. It is a member of the carrot family, Umbelliferae, that also includes celery, sea…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass (Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum ‘Variegatum’)

Karen April 28, 2014 0 Comments

A native of Europe, variegated bulbous oat grass is a cool weather deciduous perennial grass that forms an attractive slowly spreading loose clump. The bluish green leaves are 12-16” long…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Jacobinia (Justicia carnea)

Karen March 26, 2014 0 Comments

Jacobinia, also known as flamingo plant, is an upright evergreen shrub native to Brazil. It has coarse, dark green, heavily veined leaves, and produces plumes of tubular flowers in white,…

Plant Combinations

Plant Combination: Common Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) and Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)

Karen February 11, 2014 0 Comments

This classic combination of bleeding heart with Siberian bugloss is a beautiful late spring duo for a shady spot in the garden. The intense blue flowers of bugloss are the…

Native Plants

Native Plants for Full Shade: Herbaceous Perennials

Chuck October 24, 2013 0 Comments

An area in full shade can be a problem because it gets little direct sunlight if any and most plants need light to survive. Some plants, however, need less light…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Oregon Grapeholly (Mahonia aquifolium)

Karen June 17, 2013 0 Comments

This suckering clump-forming evergreen shrub is native to damp forests from British Columbia to Oregon but grows well in many parts of the country. Slow growing, the shrub is upright…

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