Posts Tagged ‘Plants’

Vinca Minor Vines

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Vinca minor vines are a popular choice of plants for with dry-shade areas. Vinca minor vines bear a bluish flower in spring.

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Vinca Minor Vines

Phenology

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

How do you know when to plant? Well, there are no guarantees, but if you let nature tell you when it’s safe to plant seeds or put your plants out, you’re probably on the right track. Nature sends certain signals that will let gardeners know how the weather and climate are progressing. There’s a science devoted to this, called phenology. It is useful to gardeners, as a guide for when to plant. For instance, plant your peas when the forsythia blooms. Here are a few more phenology tips.

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Phenology

Flowering Trumpet Vines

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Description of wisteria vines for arbors, and plants used as ground covers. Wisteria vines bloom magnificently; ground covers are grown for their foliage.

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Flowering Trumpet Vines

Herb Gardening

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Herbs are some of the easiest plants to grow and they grow effusively. Most require little maintenance, unless you have the notion of planting a tidy 4-square decorative herb garden. Most herbs are not tidy and the plants are meant for use, not decoration. Herb gardening comes down to what you want to do with the plants you grow – kitchen herbs, herbs for potpourri or dying, even medicinal herbs. Having a designated herb garden makes their care and harvesting more convenient.

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Herb Gardening

Growing Lilies

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

The names lily is applied to many plants, but "true lilies" belong to the genus Lilium. There’s a great deal of variety when choosing lilies. What they all share is a certain elegance of form and sweetness of fragrance that have made lilies regal flowers in the garden. They’re also surprising easy to grow, as you’ll see here.

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Growing Lilies

Bleeding Hearts

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Bleeding hearts are perennial flowers and favorites in shade gardens. Give bleeding hearts liberal doses of water after flowering to extend the life of the plants’ attractive but heat-sensitive foliage.

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Bleeding Hearts

Burning Bush Shrubs

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Information on burning bush plants, those popular but invasive shrubs. Burning bush shrubs display spectacular fall foliage but the plants are starting to be classified as ‘illegal aliens.’

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Burning Bush Shrubs

Geranium ‘Rozanne’

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The 2008 Perennial Plant of the Year is Geranium ‘Rozanne’, a vivid violet-blue hardy geranium. As with all perennial geraniums, ‘Rozanne’ is virtually problem free. This clump forming cransbill makes a nice edging plant and is wonderful for use under leggy plants, like roses. ‘Rozanne’s’ heat tolerance also makes her a good choice for rock gardens and containers or window boxes. Here’s how to grow and show off Geranium ‘Rozanne’

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Geranium 'Rozanne'

Witch Hazel

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Witch hazel "trees" are actually classified as shrubs. Some witch hazel trees are among the earliest plants to bloom in spring.

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Witch Hazel

Garden To Do List January

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

The weather outside may be wintry, but there is still plenty you can do to stay connected to the garden. Check out this list of garden related tasks and signature plants for the month of January.

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Garden To Do List January