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Ground Covers

Groundcovers for Shade: Hardy Begonia (Begonia grandis)

Karen September 11, 2025 0 Comments

Blooming from mid-summer to through fall, this herbaceous perennial produces white or pink male and female flowers 1″ across in pendant clusters on the same plant. Branching stems carry heart-shaped…

Ground Covers

Groundcovers for Shade: Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)

Karen September 4, 2025 0 Comments

With delicate sprays of dainty flowers and handsome foliage, this rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial brightens up the garden from spring until fall. The forget-me-not-like flowers with true` blue petals surrounding a…

Ground Covers

Groundcovers for Shade: Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Karen August 28, 2025 0 Comments

A native of woodlands in Eastern North America, this herbaceous perennial has bright green, deciduous, kidney-shaped leaves. They are up to seven inches across and carried on hairy petioles one…

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Plant Profile: Japanese Spurge (Pachysandra terminalis)

Karen August 27, 2025 0 Comments

Native to Japan and north-central China, this evergreen herbaceous perennial also called carpet box, is a member of the boxwood family, Buxaceae. It grows 8-12″ tall from a rhizomateous root…

Ground Covers

Ground Covers for Shade: Deadnettle (Lamium maculata)

Karen Meyers August 21, 2025 0 Comments

Native to Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia, this semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial forms attractive mats of silvery green leaves with large silver blotches on the upper surface. The 1″ long…

Garden History

Plants for a Mary Garden: Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum) “Madonna’s Milk”

Karen Meyers July 1, 2025 0 Comments

The name “Madonna’s Milk” for Lamium maculatum probably arose from Christian folklore and medieval plant symbolism. The white markings on the leaves of spotted dead nettle probably suggested drops of…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)

Karen June 23, 2025 0 Comments

This evergreen perennial fern is native to eastern North America from Florida and eastern Texas north to Nova Scotia and west to Minnesota where it grows in shady woodlands, stream…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum)

Karen Meyers May 26, 2025 0 Comments

Also known as European honeysuckle, this twining deciduous shrub has a vine-like growth habit. It is native to woodlands, hedgerows and scrublands of Europe, North Africa and western Asia and…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium martagon)

Karen Meyers May 19, 2025 0 Comments

Known since 1568, this herbaceous perennial is a native of Europe and Asia. It is a member of the Liliaceae plant family that also includes tulips, fritillaries, and Quamash. Plants…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Karen Meyers May 12, 2025 0 Comments

This clump-forming herbaceous perennial is native to woodlands of eastern US from Maine to Georgia and west to the Dakotas and Oklahoma. It is a member of the Geraniaceae plant…

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