Starting a Witch-Hazel Off on the Right Foot
American witch-hazel is one of the few witch-hazels that blooms in the fall rather than the spring. Photo: kiefernursery.com Question: MyContinue Reading
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American witch-hazel is one of the few witch-hazels that blooms in the fall rather than the spring. Photo: kiefernursery.com Question: MyContinue Reading
Some examples of sages and salvias. Clockwise from top left corner: Gregg’s sage (Salvia greggii) ‘Furman’s Red’, gentian sage (Salvia patens) ‘PatioContinue Reading
Crown gall on a wintercreeper euonymus (Euonymus fortunei). Photo: Therese Houde Question: I’m attaching a photo taken in my flower bed.Continue Reading
Before you prune a shrub, make sure there is a good reason for doing so. Ill.: http://www.wannapik.com. Question: Is it reallyContinue Reading
The fall bloom of American witch-hazel. Photo: mailordernatives.com More and more gardeners in temperate climates are tuned in to theContinue Reading
Shrubs are some of the most reliable and hardworking plants in the garden. They are long-lived, big enough to makeContinue Reading
Pearlbush has beautiful white flowers in the spring… and older specimens show attractive bark in the winter. Photo: http://www.pepiniere-bretagne.fr &Continue Reading
Perennial hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos) left, Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) middle, rose of sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) right. Photo: http://www.plant-world-seeds, http://www.amazon.ca &Continue Reading
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading
So-called dwarf arctic willow (Salix purpurea ‘Nana’). Photo: Susan Hagen, pinterest.com Question: A few years ago, we were sold arctic willows asContinue Reading