Summer Blooming Perennials for High Altitude Gardens
Karen Plants in high altitude gardens face unique challenges in terms of drying winds, intense sun, short growing season and frigid temperatures in winter. But none of those factors means that…
Plant Combination: Bugleweed (Ajuga reptans) ‘Black Scallop’ and Variegated Hakone Grass (Hakonechloa macra) ‘Aureola’
This gold and purple combination offers long season interest for a shady spot. It depends on the foliage of these two plants and begins in spring when the variegated hakone…
Easy to Grow Hybrid Tea and Florabunda Roses with Great Fragrance
We all love fragrant smelling roses but unfortunately many of them are not easy to grow. Here are five that are considered especially fragrant but also do not need pampering.…
Spring Blooming Perennials with White Flowers for the Front of the Garden
Start the gardening year with these easy to grow white spring blooming perennials. Their white flowers brighten a gray landscape and look good with any other plants that come into…
Corydalis for the Garden
Corydalis is an herbaceous annual or perennial belonging to the poppy family (Papaveraceae) and related to bleeding hearts (Dicentra spp.) It is represented by over 400 species that are native…
Plant Combination: Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria) and Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas)
Rose campion provides a long season backdrop for many plants and Spanish lavender is one of the most striking. Both plants have attractive silver gray foliage all season into winter…
Spring Blooming Perennials with Blue to Lavender Flowers for the Mid-Border
Blue and lavender flowers in the spring garden are a treasured commodity because they are often difficult to find. But the effort of ferreting them out is worth the trouble…
Baptisias for the Garden
Baptisia, also called false indigo, is a long lived herbaceous perennial and a member of the legume family (Fabeaceae) that also includes mimosa, lupine, and black locust. There are about…
Edible Alliums
Allium is a genus of herbaceous biennials or perennials in the amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae) with over eight hundred species, mostly native to the Northern Hemisphere. Some, like star of Persia…
Plant Combination: Meadow Sage (Salvia) ’East Friesland’ and Achillea ‘Beacon’
Beginning in early summer this dynamic combination lasts for weeks. The upright violet purple spikes of Salvia ‘East Friesland’ contrast with the large crimson red heads of Achillea ‘Beacon’ in…