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
Category: Perennials
Black Flowers for a Goth Garden
It seems particularly appropriate to write about black flowers at Halloween. Given the lugubrious nature of the fete, the mostContinue Reading
When an Iris Blooms in Fall
This seems to have been a special fall for bearded irises in Northeastern North America. Several readers have written overContinue Reading
Plants: Not Good at Multitasking
We all know people who seem capable of multitasking (performing multiple tasks simultaneously): answering the phone while filling in aContinue Reading
6 Perennials for Spectacular Fall Color
You thought the gardening season was over by September and all you had to do was hang up your gardeningContinue Reading
New Plants From the GWA Conference
Every year for over 25 years, I’ve attended the Garden Writers Association Conference and Exposition, one of the rare opportunitiesContinue Reading
Astrantia: the Most Beautiful Perennial You’ve Never Heard Of
Why is the astrantia or masterwort (Astrantia major and other species) so little known? It has everything it takes toContinue Reading
Soggier Than Thou: Plants That Tolerate Wet Soil
Ideally, good garden soil would be both moist and well drained. Any surplus moisture would then drain away rapidly, allowingContinue Reading
2017 Hosta of the Year: ‘Brother Stefan’
If you like colorful, slug-resistant hostas, you’ll love the variety the American Hosta Growers Association has named hosta of theContinue Reading
Eat Your Hostas
We Westerners usually grow hostas as ornamental plants, but did you know that they are also edible? In Japan, someContinue Reading