A surprising number of flowering shrubs perform beautifully in either sun or shade, making them quite versatile where planning a landscape. All can be utilize around outdoor living areas such as decks and patios. Several good candidates are these six: Japanese pieris, aka lily of the valley shrub (Pieris japonica) is a versatile shrub for […]
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Sun Or Shade –These Six Shrubs Don’t Care
Posted by Hugh on August 10th, 2017
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1 Comment »Check Out These Four Plant Select® Picks
Posted by Hugh on June 26th, 2017
If you’re search for top performing plants, especially very drought tolerant, take a look at the picks from Plant Select®. This is a nonprofit collaboration of Colorado State University, Denver Botanic Gardens and professional horticulturists. Their mission is to seek out and distribute the very best plants for landscapes and gardens from the intermountain region to […]
Posted in acidic soil, alkaline soil, Attracting birds, Attracting Butterflies, Bee Favorite, Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, deadheading, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Fertilizing plants, Heat Tolerance, Hesperaloe (red Yucca), Hummingbird, Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium), mulching, Native Plant, Penstemon, Perennials, Planting tips, Propagation (Cuttings), Propagation (dividing), Pruning, Sage (Salvia), Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer flowering, watering tips, winter hardiness Comments Off on Check Out These Four Plant Select® PicksIce Plants (Delosperma)
Posted by Hugh on June 23rd, 2017
Ice plants (Delosperma spp.) are perennial evergreen succulents from South Africa. Two species are most popular in U.S. gardens starting with hardy ice plant (D. cooperi) (zones 6b – 9) and yellow ice plant (D. nubigenum) (zone 4 – 10). There are also many hybrid cultivars sold at garden centers and on-line. North of zone […]
Posted in acidic soil, Autumn flowering, Bees and other pollinators, Container garden, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Fertilizing plants, Ground cover, Heat Tolerance, Ice Plant (Delosperma), mulching, Perennials, Planting tips, Propagation (Cuttings), Propagation (dividing), Purchasing Plants, Root rotting, Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer flowering, Summer heat tolerant, watering tips, winter hardiness, Winter Protection 1 Comment »Sorting Through The Joe Pye Cultivars
Posted by Hugh on June 7th, 2017
Joe Pye weed (Eutrichum purpureum) is a native perennial commonly spotted onthe edge of farm fields in the eastern and northern U.S. (USDA hardiness zones 4 to 9). The wild species grows 5-7 feet high and 2-4 feet wide. It blooms from late July to September and is a magnet to attract bees and butterflies. Over the past two […]
Posted in acidic soil, Attracting Butterflies, Bee Favorite, Bees and other pollinators, Butterflies, Container growing, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Eupatorium 'Gateway', Eupatorium rugosum 'Chocolate', Fertilizing plants, Heat Tolerance, Native Plant, Perennials, Planting tips, Propagation (dividing), Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Staking, Summer flowering, Summer heat tolerant, Winter Garden Interest, winter hardiness Comments Off on Sorting Through The Joe Pye CultivarsU.S. Native Bleeding Hearts Dazzle In Woodland Garden
Posted by Hugh on May 5th, 2017
One of nature’s delights in the late spring – early summer garden is the wonder of bleeding hearts (Dicentra spp.) in bloom (USDA hardiness zones 3-9). Fringed bleeding heart (D. exima) is a U.S. native to the Appalachian Mountains. Fringed bleeding heart exhibits deeply-cut, fern-like, grayish-green foliage on 10-15 inch tall plants. Dangling bright pink pendant (or heart) flowers […]
Posted in acidic soil, alkaline soil, Aphids, Attracting Butterflies, Bee Favorite, Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra), compost, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Fertilizing plants, Hummingbird, mulching, Native Plant, Perennials, Planting tips, Propagation (dividing), Pruning, Purchasing Plants, Slugs, Snails, Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer flowering, Summer heat tolerant, watering tips, Wildflowers, winter hardiness Comments Off on U.S. Native Bleeding Hearts Dazzle In Woodland GardenBigroot Geranium
Posted by Hugh on May 3rd, 2017
Bigroot geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum), aka “cranesbill”, is a clump-forming perennial ground cover from Southern Europe (USDA Zones 3–8). It is one of the easiest geraniums to grow. Plants spread by thick rhizomes to form a dense ground cover. Individual plants grow 12 to 18 inches high and 18-24 inches spread. The 1-inch wide, 5-petaled dark […]
Posted in acidic soil, Attracting Butterflies, Bees and other pollinators, Cranesbill (Geranium), deadheading, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Fertilizing plants, Fragrant, Ground cover, Perennials, Propagation (Cuttings), Propagation (dividing), Pruning, Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer heat tolerant, winter hardiness Comments Off on Bigroot GeraniumPartridgeberry – Evergreen Groundcover For Deep Shady Areas
Posted by Hugh on March 28th, 2017
Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) is grown for its evergreen foliage, spring flowers and winter berries. This native low-growing groundcover can be found in moist woodlands and along stream banks in the Eastern and Midwest U.S. It is a good choice for planting in deep shaded garden areas (USDA hardiness zones 4–8). In the spring woodlands, small […]
Posted in acidic soil, Attracting birds, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Ground cover, Landscape ideas, mulching, Native Plant, Partridgeberry (Mitchella), Perennials, Planting tips, Propagation (dividing), Shade Gardening, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer heat tolerant, watering tips, winter hardiness Comments Off on Partridgeberry – Evergreen Groundcover For Deep Shady AreasAutumn Ferns Offer Lush Tropical Touch
Posted by Hugh on March 7th, 2017
Ferns are fine textured lacey-leaf groundcovers. Many kinds of ferns add a tropical accent to the shade garden. Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora), aka Japanese wood fern, has evergreen or semi-evergreen arching foliage, depending how cold winter is (USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8). Its common name is misleading. Best fronds color is in spring; fronds unfurl with […]
Posted in acidic soil, Autumn fern (Dryopteris), compost, Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Ferns, Fertilizing plants, Ground cover, mulching, plant nutrition, Planting tips, Propagation (dividing), Propagation (Seed), Pruning, Shade Gardening, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Wind protection, winter hardiness Comments Off on Autumn Ferns Offer Lush Tropical TouchNative Red Buckeye Tree Delights in Landscape
Posted by Hugh on March 1st, 2017
Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is a southeastern U. S. native that has become more recognized as a wonderful small landscape tree (USDA hardiness zones 4-8). In its native habitat it is an understory large shrub or small tree frequently surrounded by taller trees or structures. A mature specimen may grow […]
Posted in acidic soil, Butterflies, Deer resistant, Fertilizing plants, Hummingbird, mulching, Native Plant, Planting tips, Poisonous or toxic, Propagation (layering), Propagation (Seed), Purchasing Plants, Red buckeye (Aesculus), Soil drainage, Southern Appalachian Region, Spring flowering, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, watering tips, winter hardiness Comments Off on Native Red Buckeye Tree Delights in LandscapeComparing Western Red Cedar And ‘Green Giant’ Arborvitaes
Posted by Hugh on January 21st, 2017
Western red cedar or giant red cedar (Thuja plicata) is native to the Pacific Northwest. In the eastern U.S. it is called western arborvitae and landscapers typically do not plant it. Instead, they plant the hybrid cultivar ‘Green Giant’ arborvitae, a cross between western red cedar (T. plicata and Japanese arborvitae (T. standishii). Western arborvitae […]
Posted in acidic soil, Arborvitae (Thuja spp.), Bagworms, Container growing, container shrub, Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar), Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Evergreen, Fertilizing plants, Flowers, Fragrant, Green Privacy Screen, Inconspicious, Leyland cypress, mulching, Native Plant, Planting tips, Propagation (Cuttings), Purchasing Plants, Soil drainage, Soil pH, Southern Appalachian Region, Summer heat tolerant, Trees & Shrubs, watering evergreens, winter hardiness Comments Off on Comparing Western Red Cedar And ‘Green Giant’ Arborvitaes
