15 Forgotten Plants for the Shade Garden
Here’s the story of 15 beautiful shade plants, too often overlooked because some very popular ones actually… keep them inContinue Reading
Category: Perennials
Hardy Geraniums Are Missing in Your Garden!
Whether you’re a novice gardener or a seasoned collector, there’s plenty to enjoy with perennial geraniums. Growing them is doublyContinue Reading
Flowers to End the Season in Style
I wouldn’t dare say that summer is coming to an end, but it’s true that the days are getting shorterContinue Reading
Perennials With Decorative Foliage to Enhance Your Garden!
With the wide range of colors of certain perennials and so many possibilities of shapes and textures, when foliage playsContinue Reading
Let’s Discover Ornamental Alliums
You may have seen them in flower beds and landscaping: large globes of star-shaped flowers, usually purple, carried on sturdyContinue Reading
The Perennial That Thinks It’s an Annual
The blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora) is one of the most popular perennials, and with good reason, as this plantContinue Reading
Tiarellas for the Shade Garden!
By Julie Boudreau I know I’ve already said that primroses, oaks, walking irises, alpines, rhododendrons, hellebores and fritillaries are myContinue Reading
Stick It in the Gravel! Curb-side Plants For Tough Conditions
In the article What Do We Do With That Darned Gravel in the Lawn?, we looked at how to preventContinue Reading
Mountain Mint: Spotlight on a Winner
At the latest symposium of the renowned Perennial Plant Association (PPA), members honored the elegant mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) asContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Hardy Hibiscus That Doesn’t Bloom
Question I have a Swamp rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) that grows 2.4 meters (8 feet) tall and will be inContinue Reading