May 30, 2017 | Garden Tips, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees & Vines, What's New?
This plan will give you an easy long-blooming display of color all summer and into September. It will also give you an instant cutting garden and butterfly magnet! We’ve chosen plants that are not only beautiful but live well together too. Keep in mind that you...
May 12, 2017 | Garden Tips, Perennials, What's New?
Caramel & Guacamole together? Yes! The color combination is stunning and a little more unusual than many shade plantings. Yellow greens, amber & pink glow together in a partly shady area (morning sun). There is a lot of room in this design to add your own...
May 9, 2017 | Garden Tips, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees & Vines, What's New?
Do you want an absolutely great trio to plant and enjoy together? These garden girls, Stella, Rozanne, and Annabelle may be who you’re looking for. The three have a lot in common but are different enough to make an impressive planting. All three bloom...
May 2, 2017 | Perennials, Tips by Topic
Oh, those huge fluffy flowers…there is nothing like them. Peonies must be hard to grow with blooms like those. Not so! Peonies are deliciously easygoing plants as long as you give them a good home. Unlike daylilies, hostas or irises, peonies don’t appreciate...
Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Perennials
Hellebores are the iconic late winter or early spring perennial flower. Thriving in shade, these evergreen plants manage to stave off frost damage, wind, and desiccation to produce some of the loveliest flowers we see. At a time when we’re starved to see some...
Apr 18, 2017 | Blog, Perennials
Heuchera (Coral Bells)You’ve hit ‘The Easy Button’ with Coral Bells. They’re no-brainers, my kind of perennial. Drought tolerant, low or nil on the critter buffet, tolerant of most light conditions and they can go years without dividing. Their only bad habit is...
