My guide will provide you with help to choose and care for your flower bed / garden plants. When you first start thinking of planting flowers take in consideration some of the following step to ensure a...
The purpose of this guide is to present a few tips to help simplify the process of planting groundcovers. Plant Selection I've known of many customers who buy plants on impulse, take them home, then walk...
The daylily, Hemerocallis, is actually not a lily even though it is called one. Hemerocallis is the combination of the Greek words for "day" and "beauty," which stems from the observation that each flower...
Euonymus or Wintercreeper is an underrated, versatile broadleaf evergreen that grows in Zones 5-9. Depending on the cultivar you need, this ornamental shrub attains 2’ to 4’ in height and up to 5’ in width....
Echinacea is loved around the world for its beautiful, showy flowers and reputed herbal remedies. If only all our plants could be so useful. It requires very little maintenance, too. Echinacea has been used...
For some homeowners, lawn work is therapeutic and the end result is a matter of pride. Others consider it to be necessary but time-consuming and unwelcome expense. Some folks think lawns are ecologically...
It seems that every year some parts of the U.S. are suffering from drought. In some areas its only natural. For others it comes as a bit of a shock. In those areas where drought is not the norm, worries...
We gardeners often complain that the plants we want to grow require too much cultivation and tender loving care, while weeds thrive despite all the invective and abuse we heap on them. If only weeds were more...
Yarrow, or Achillea, is a perennial forb or herb in the Asteraceae family (formerly Compositae). When Achillea flowers, its blooms are flat, 2 to 6" across and includes hues of red, pink, gold, yellow and...
Ajuga (Ajuga reptans ) is also known as Bugleweed because the flowers on its 6" tall spikes are two-lipped and tubular. Flowers are generally in hues of blue and purple but can be found in white and red. It is...
