Biennials: So Pretty, So Often Overlooked!
All gardeners are familiar with annuals, those plants that flower for just one summer, then produce seed and die. TheContinue Reading
Category: Biennials
20 Silver Plants to Make Your Landscape Sparkle
By Larry Hodgson Plants with silver and gray leaves have long been popular in landscaping. Whether trees, shrubs, perennials, annualsContinue Reading
The Moon Carrot: Queen of the Umbels
By Larry Hodgson The moon carrot? I’ll bet you’ve never heard of it. Yet, it’s a very beautiful plant …Continue Reading
Sages and Salvias: So Much to Discover!
Examples of different Salvia species. Clockwise from top left corner: garden sage (Salvia officinalis), perennial salvia (Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guarantitica ‘BlackContinue Reading
Miss Willmott’s Ghost
Miss Willmott’s ghost (Eryngium giganteum). Photo: www.ballyrobertgardens.com She’s tall, prickly, wears an eerie Elizabethan collar and appears icy blue inContinue Reading
My Favorite Weed: Common Mullein
Common mullein (Verbascum thapsus). Photo: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey They say one person’s weed is another person’s wildflower …Continue Reading
My Love-Hate Relationship With the Blue Poppy
How can anyone resist a plant that looks this good in a photo? Photo: www.premierseedsdirect.com Yes, the famous blue poppy!Continue Reading
When “Annual” Vegetables Survive the Winter
If you didn’t thoroughly clean out your vegetable garden last fall (which, incidentally, you certainly don’t need to do, asContinue Reading
The Weather Thistle: Nature’s Living Barometer
So, is it going to rain? Or can you expect a sunny day? These days, we just pull out ourContinue Reading
More Black Flowers for a Goth Garden
This blog, about black and near-black flowers you can grow, is the second part of the article Black Flowers forContinue Reading