Starting Perennials From Seed This Spring
How often have you looked at a photograph of a beautiful border of perennials and biennials and wished that you might have one like it? But when you looked in
Perennials
Growing Golden Shrimp Plants: How To Care For Pachystachys Lutea
Pachystachys lutea (puh-KISS-tuh-kiss LOO-tee-uh) is a tropical, evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Pachystachys and the Acanthaceae family, also referred to as the Acanthus family. The genus Pachystachys came from
Starting Hardy Perennials From Seed: It Is Fun and Saves Money
It’s fun to grow perennials from seed. And besides, it’s bright! You can have more of them and a far greater variety at a meager cost. Of course, raising perennials
Color Your Perennial Garden: Expert Tips On Planning Season Long Color
These days, when time seems so limited, many gardeners believe that starting and caring for a perennial garden is just about impossible. They look upon the perennial garden as something
Balloon Flowers: Growing The Platycodon Balloon Flower
I’ve often wondered why so many gardeners neglect balloon flowers. The only reason I’ve found is that you often find statements that they won’t do well in either stiff clay
Fertilizer for Vinca Major: How To Care For Variegated Periwinkle
Vinca major ‘Variegata’ is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the genus Vinca and from the Apocynaceae, commonly known as the dogbanes family. It’s a popular cultivar of the Vinca major
April Pointers: Northern Plant and Garden To Do’s
April is daffodil time. When the bright flowers appear, appraise the varieties you have and look over the plantings of friends and neighbors for ideas on the new kinds to
Growing The Leatherwood Shrub: How To Care For Dirca Palustris
Summary: Discover the unique characteristics and growth habits of the Leatherwood shrub (Dirca palustris), an American native plant that blooms early in spring, with tips on how to care for
What Are The Best Perennials To Color Your Summer?
These are by no means all of the flowers available for strong early summer bloom. Omitted, for instance, are the true lilies and the hemerocallis, both such staples for color
Natures Flashbulb: Growing The Gas Plant Dictamnus Albus
Photographers might be amazed to learn that a very old garden perennial could furnish enough light to be photographed at night long before the modern flashbulb or speedlight was invented.