Solomon’s Seal: An Old-Fashioned Perennial Worth Rediscovering
Smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum). Photo: haraldmuc, depositphotos With its gracefully arching stems and its ability to tolerate even the darkestContinue Reading
Category: Perennials
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
Rediscovering a Forgotten Perennial
Bouncing-bet (Saponaria officinalis ‘Rosea Plena’). Photo: Depositphotos By Larry Hodgson Question: There is a beautiful plant that comes back every year inContinue Reading
Strange Protuberances On a Leaf
By Larry Hodgson Question: Several months ago, I received a bouquet of flowers. When the flowers wilted, one green branch stillContinue Reading
My Favorite Peony
By Larry Hodgson Botanical Name: Paeonia tenuifolia Family: Paeoniaceae Origin: Eastern Europe and Western Asia Height: 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) Diameter: 24Continue Reading
No Need to Cut Perennials Back in the Fall
The idea of “cleaning up” your perennials in the fall should have died out decades ago. It’s never been necessaryContinue Reading
A Mystery Perennial
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’ve been growing a beautiful perennial for several years, one that I grew from seeds picked upContinue Reading
Berried Treasures: Perennials with Decorative Fruits
By Larry Hodgson Gardeners mainly grow perennials for their flowers (think of astilbes, daylilies, peonies, etc.) or, if not, theirContinue Reading
Year of the Monarda
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
Variegated Plants: So Much to Discover!
By Larry Hodgson Variegated plants are very popular in our gardens. But what is variegation? And why does it attractContinue Reading