Not all alstroemerias are alike. I have been enjoying my Princess lilies (alstroemeria hybrids from Holland) over the past 6 years. They have been surprisingly winter hardy in zone 6-b where I garden. Further south in zones 7 and 8, Princess lilies prefer part sun to partial shade. I grow’em on the east side of […]
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Princess Lilies — Hardy in Zone 6
Posted by Hugh on December 29th, 2009
Posted in acidic soil, Alstroemeria (Peruvian lily), Flowers, Heat Tolerance, mulching, Perennials, Planting tips, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer flowering, Summer heat tolerant, watering tips 
Comments Off on Princess Lilies — Hardy in Zone 6Planting Leyland Cypress May Be Big Mistake
Posted by Hugh on December 23rd, 2009
If you live in USDA Plant Zone 6-b – 7, planting leyland cypress (x Cupressocyparis leylandii) could eventually turn into a maintenance diseaster in your landscape. Leyland cypress is a green behemoth, too fast and aggressive for most folks to handle. Ask yourself, “do you really need a 60-70 foot evergreen privacy screen around your […]
Reawaken Your Garden In The Fall
Posted by Hugh on September 16th, 2009
Traditionally Labor Day signals the return to school, football season. Here are ten plants that have or will start blooming shortly: >Sedum “Autumn Joy’, ‘Matrona’, ‘Autumn Fire’ >Goldenrod (Solidago) >Toadlily (Tricyrtis) >Fall anemone >Fall mums, especially old fashioned types like ‘Ryan’s Pink’ and ‘Sheffield Pink’ >Fall Sunflower (Helianthus spp.) >Asters ‘October Skies’, ‘Raydon’s Favorite’, ‘Purple […]
Posted in Aster, Autumn flowering, Colchicum, Goldenrod (Solidago), Native Plant, Pansies, Southern Appalachian Region, Stonecrop sedums, Summer heat tolerant, Toadlily (Tricyrtis) Comments Off on Reawaken Your Garden In The Fall
