I Love Tree Peonies

Oct 23, 2015 | Love This!

Name:  Paeonia suffruticosa, aka the tree peony. Although it’s not an official horticultural class, I’d put these in the OMG group. Type of Plant: This peony is a shrub not a perennial that dies to the ground. It is native to China and has flowers that...

I Love Gomphrena ‘Fireworks’

Oct 17, 2015 | Love This!

Name:  Gomphrena globosa ‘Fireworks’ – commonly called fireworks gomphrena. Type of Plant: An annual that is great in cutting gardens, annual flower beds or mixed into perennial gardens. It’s a plant that’s available in pots at garden centers in the early summer, or...

I Love Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Oct 10, 2015 | Love This!

Name:  Euphorbia hypericifolia ‘Inneuphe’ aka Diamond Frost Euphorbia Type of Plant: This annual is a total workhorse in the garden. I was reminded of this last week when I went to Marjorie Harvey’s yard and saw how pretty her window box was in late September. Diamond...

A Bouquet For A Rainy Day

Oct 3, 2015 | Love This!

I’m savoring the last of the growing season by picking a bouquet every day and today’s bouquets are being placed on the window sills.

I Love Lespedeza thunbergii ‘Gibraltar’

Oct 3, 2015 | Love This!

Name:  Lespedeza thunbergii ‘Gibraltar’ aka Gibraltar bush clover Type of Plant: A perennial in most regions, this plant looks like a shrub! Hardy in zones 5 to 9, this fall-flowering plant will knock your socks off in September and October with a fountain of purple...

A Bouquet That Roots

Oct 2, 2015 | Love This!

As I’ve set about picking a bouquet every day through the fall, todays bunch is also a reminder about a weekend project. It’s time to take cuttings of those annuals that we want to save from year to year. So today’s bouquet is from some of the plants...