We’ll discuss what makes dwarf plants worthy of being added to your garden and the tips you should follow to look after them so that they thrive.
I'm taking notes for next year and beyond. Here are some of the best plant combinations in my garden this year, sure to be repeated.
So many of us love to look at all the beautiful colors, textures and shapes of plants in the garden center, but we have a hard time visualizing combinations. Don’t […]
As someone who is passionate about natural remedies and sustainable living, I was intrigued when I heard about Nicole Apelian’s Medicinal Garden Kit. This kit claims to provide everything you need to…
The Perennial Plant of the Year® as selected by the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) for 2019 is ‘Hummelo’ wood betony (Stachys monieri) which is a spectacular plant in my opinion … Continue reading "Stachys ‘Hummelo’ – Perennial Plant of the Year"
Discover 12 plants that will add rich color and beautiful flowers to your late summer garden. Landscape designer Nick McCullough shares his favorite perennials and biennials that bloom in the heat.
As someone who is passionate about natural remedies and sustainable living, I was intrigued when I heard about Nicole Apelian’s Medicinal Garden Kit. This kit claims to provide everything you need to…
Pulmonaria - an underused garden gem - planting ideas for this spring flowering perennial & why pulmonarias are such garden worthy plants
This plant combination with its fantastic foliage in a variety of color and textures, looks great for months on end and is easy to maintain. Perfect for a front yard garden or other location that you'll see every day.
Take a look at some fresh, new plant and color combinations for fall container gardens. Many of the color palettes are based on gardening trends we've noticed gaining steam around the country.
We’ve visited Syd Carpeter’s beautiful Philadelphia garden several times and I’m always happy to go back and be inspired by her sharp sense of design and beautiful plant combinations.
Cultivated for at least 2,000 years, both summer and winter savory have a multitude of uses after harvesting and are worthy additions to any herb garden. The following article contains information on
21 of the best low-maintenance shrubs, perennials, annuals and groundcovers for your landscape. Learn about beautiful, easy-care plants and how to use them in your garden.
The perfect splash of bright yellow color for your sunny garden border! This perennial blooms for a very long time--from midsummer through late fall--keeping your garden interesting and colorful all season long! Bright sunshine colored blooms emerge on strong, upright stems with dark green foliage in mid-summer. The yellow against the dark green is a beautiful contrast. Forming a short mound that reaches just over a foot tall, this is the perfect plant to brighten up your containers, beds and borders. These blooms also look magnificent when planted in mass. Plant these rebloomers in your cutting garden for vase worthy blooms all season long! Despite the enticing colors, deer and rabbit will leave this flower alone, but butterflies and other pollinators will flock to it in droves filling your garden with life. Brighten up your garden with this sunny bloomer today!
As someone who is passionate about natural remedies and sustainable living, I was intrigued when I heard about Nicole Apelian’s Medicinal Garden Kit. This kit claims to provide everything you need to…
Plants are happiest when surrounded by leafy friends; here are our favorite companion plantings from the Sunset Western Garden Collection.
Ahhh, the lovely peony. In late spring there truly is no more beautiful flower. They are all stunning, but in this episode we highlight the extraordinary cultivars that make us […]
Peperomia Prostrata aka String of Turtles. Count me in. I'm officially and totally obsessed with these little cuties. But how do you go from a cute teeny-weeny cutting, to lush overflowing, trailing, insta-worthy plant? The good news first. They can be easy care. Once you know what to do (and what NOT to do).
Martha shares her top tips for planting daffodil bulbs. Learn how to map out where to place them, to the most efficient way to plant the bulbs.
In all of five minutes, your living room becomes a pin-worthy plantfest.
I absolutely love spending time in my garden, and one thing that has truly elevated my outdoor space is the addition of garden trellises. Not only do they
Learn all about growing leadwort, a tough, fast-growing groundcover with blue flowers and fiery fall colors.
We’ll discuss what makes dwarf plants worthy of being added to your garden and the tips you should follow to look after them so that they thrive.
Reach for annuals or tender perennials that last long and are quick to mature. Here are eight fast-growing fillers that will last into fall.
HPSO member, Bruce Wakefield, gives us a master glass in growing & propagating Cardiocrinum giganteum (Giant Himalayan Lily) in the garden he shares with Jerry Grossnickle: Old Germantown Gardens. Their garden, near Forest Park in Portland, is famous for their beautiful collection of Cardiocrinum giganteum.
Conifers don't have to be the only plants you rely on for year-round interest in your garden. Find beautiful plants with 4-season interest.
Our trip to Pennsylvania last week coincided perfectly with the rhododendron and the primrose blooms, which were stunning, but I was equally impressed with the gingers. It's still early days out...
Easy DIY kokedama tutorial - Make a hanging string garden! Kokedama care is simple. If you want to know how to DIY a faux kokedama, this post covers that as well. Find out how to care for your kokedama and the best types of indoor plants for kokedama moss ball planters.
It was just November 21 last year when I posted about sowing seeds , of various local endemic plants I gathered locally. And December 4 when...
Showy Goldenrod ~ Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod is one of my favorite Goldenrod species. Flowering now in mid-September, its tall upright stature and bright yellow conical flowers make it a great addition to any medium to dry site in full sun. On our gravel hillside, it reaches heights of about 40", in more mesic soils it can get close to 5 feet tall. Image © Katy Chayka Minnesota Wildflowers A native of prairies and woodland edges in sandy to loamy soils. It is rhizomatous, but forms nice, manageable clumps. The leaves are equally attractive as the flowerheads, dark and glossy green. "In the upper half of the plant, there are often small leaves that develop from the upper axils of the primary leaves; they have a wing-like appearance." (Illinois Wildflowers) It's also a favorite of bees right now. Many species of Bumble Bees, Mining Bees and Honey Bees visit the flowers. A Jagged Ambush Bug is waiting patiently waiting for its prey (Honey Bee) to get in 'arm's reach'. Showy Goldenrod is native to eastern North America, see map for range. Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas. Chapel Hill, N.C.
Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire, where Arabella Lennox-Boyd indulges her passion for growing rare plants in contrasting terraces and borders around a lake
Find interesting shrubs and perennials that will make your garden stand out from the rest.
A few years ago, I published a post on growing and caring for hens and chicks. Today I'm showing how to re-plant hens and chicks. And I even crafted a video to show you exactly
