Garden Hedges: Flowering Shrubs 1
When the weather becomes warm spending time outdoors becomes a pleasure. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than having a garden room bounded by hedges. The hedges can define…
When the weather becomes warm spending time outdoors becomes a pleasure. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than having a garden room bounded by hedges. The hedges can define…
The lovely light blue flowers create a magic moment in late spring for a couple of weeks when the foliage takes over and provides the main interest. The leaves are…
There are few problems that are worse for gardeners than dirty finger nails and rough hands. Most garden chores end up with hands in the soil or picking up plant…
Confederate jasmine, poet’s jasmine, Carolina jasmine and star jasmine; they are all vines, have fragrant flowers, and are popular garden plants. When you go to buy jasmine at the local…
‘Pink Chablis’ spotted deadnettle makes a pleasant ground cover for a shady spot with its white variegated leaves and pink flowers. Its long blooming season from late spring to mid-summer…
Evergreen conifers offer many features that make them desirable as a hedge. Their dense covering of needles throughout the year make an effective screen or privacy hedge and can serve…
If you are familiar with this plant you either live in the northwest United States or know it from the floral trade. A member of the heather family salal is…
Space can be a very limiting factor in designing a garden and being able to grow all the plants you want to grow. Growing plants on trellises, arbors, columns and…
Watering a lawn is one of the most important aspects of keeping it healthy and attractive. The amount of water a lawn needs varies with many factors including climate, soil,…
Garden phlox is a staple of many perennial gardens and this one is a great cultivar to grow. Like most phlox in the Volcano series it is shorter, denser, bears…