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Skip the Shrub Protectors

Skip the Shrub Protectors

Oct 11, 2012 | Perennials

    I am always looking for ways to save time, money and sore muscles in my gardens. Dragging out heavy shrub protectors every fall was dragging me down. So I started looking for foundation plants that didn’t need protections from heavy snowfalls,...
The Tropics in Amsterdam, NY!

The Tropics in Amsterdam, NY!

Sep 18, 2012 | Perennials

I was stunned when I walked into the yard of Diane Smith in Amsterdam. You could have knocked me over with a Dracaena leaf. I had stepped into a tropical forest, complete with cascading waterfalls, ponds, air plants, Spanish moss and Orchids. Diane is an avid plant...
ET Would Be Green With Envy

ET Would Be Green With Envy

Sep 18, 2012 | Perennials

Beneficial Insect: ET Would be Green with Envy! The other day I was helping out in the nursery when I noticed a cluster of people oohing and ahhing by pots of Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’.  Imagine my surprise when I saw a huge praying mantis peacefully poised on one of...
‘Ruby Ribbons’ Really Shines

‘Ruby Ribbons’ Really Shines

Sep 4, 2012 | Perennials

Last month I was raving to our Perennial Nursery Manager, Sue Platania, about one of my favorite ornamental grasses, Panicum Shenandoah. She kindly told me in her own wonderful way to get with the times The improved cultivar, ‘Ruby Ribbons’ had much better burgundy...
Gold Foliage

Gold Foliage

Aug 8, 2012 | Perennials, Shrubs, Trees & Vines

 All That Glitters is Gold! Gold foliage jazzes up any garden.  And since foliage works overtime – before, during and after bloom – or every month of the year in the case of evergreens, it’s a perfect color accessory.  Gold, yellow and chartreuse leaves add...
Easy Care Perennial Gardening?

Easy Care Perennial Gardening?

Aug 7, 2012 | Perennials

If you are like many people I talk with, you probably feel low-maintenance perennial gardening is a big-time myth! We throw up our arms in exasperation as our gardens mock us with their disheveled, lackluster appearances while screaming for attention. In many cases...