Beebalm: Color and Aroma Guaranteed
Don’t look for a floral fragrance with beebalm: its flowers don’t smell of roses or jasmine, but of… lemons! AndContinue Reading
Category: Perennials
‘Lucifer’: Red as Hell
Sometimes we discover a plant that has no right to be hardy in a climate as cold as ours, butContinue Reading
Geranium or… Geranium?
By Julie Boudreau Everyone loves anecdotes, even gardeners! There are two very popular plants called geranium. Two plants very differentContinue Reading
Primroses Ignored by Nursery Growers… and Yet
By Julie Boudreau I’ve probably already mentioned somewhere on this blog that I really like primroses! Spring being my favoriteContinue Reading
The Modern Peony: Easy and Floriferous
I remember the peonies (Paeonia lactiflora hybrids) of my childhood so well! Huge clumps of big, fully double flowers, fragrantContinue Reading
10 Small Native Plants to Beautify Your Garden in Spring
By Julie Boudreau It’s not a secret, every motivation to make our world a better place always end up withContinue Reading
Russian Sage Is Real Sage, but It’s Not Russian!
By Julie Boudreau The world of Latin nomenclature never ceases to amaze me… and confuse me! Every year, plants areContinue Reading
2024: Year of the Hosta
Hosta are the most popular and well-recognized perennial in North America. Overview and History Hostas have gained their popularity fromContinue Reading
Christmas Roses in Bloom Soon?
Yes, hellebores (Helleborus spp. and especially the very early H. niger) are often called Christmas roses. That’s because, in mildContinue Reading
Perennials With Beautiful Foliage in Fall
By Julie Boudreau Don’t rush to cut back your perennial plant beds. Like trees and shrubs, certain perennial plants offerContinue Reading