I Love Hypericum ‘Hypearls Olivia’

Jul 5, 2014 | Gardens, Love This!

Name:  Hypericum ‘Hypearls Olivia’ Type of Plant: Shrub/perennial for full and part sun. Why I love this:  This low growing St John’s Wort produces sunny yellow flowers all summer long, especially when you pick the berries for arrangements. Like many Hypericum after...

A Low Alternative for Thyme…You Can Grow That!

Jul 3, 2014 | Gardens

Searching for a low growing, bright green alternative for Thyme? Maybe you’re allergic to bee stings and don’t want something that flowers. Perhaps you have slightly heavier soils so that thyme just doesn’t thrive. Or maybe you want a bright green...

Keeping Azaleas Full and Bushy

Jun 30, 2014 | Gardens

When you bought that azalea it was thick and full, right? Then three or four years later you see that above that bushy layer of foliage and flowers there are suddenly tall sticks that are bare, with green growth only on the top of those stems. Your azalea is getting...

How to Make Daisies Look Better After Flowering

Jun 23, 2014 | Gardens

Once oxeye and Shasta daisies finish flowering the plants aren’t an asset in the garden. The variety of Shasta called ‘Becky’ is the exception and we’ll talk about how this plant should be treated later in this post. Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) bloom in late...

Is It Too Late To Plant?

Jun 16, 2014 | Gardens

From early June though July I hear this question. “Is it too late to plant…?” Some ask if it’s too late to plant vegetables, others want to know if they can still plant shrubs, annuals and trees in the summer time. For some reason people have a...

A New Garden Without Digging

Jun 13, 2014 | Gardens

This Weekend Project post is about how to create a new planting area, or garden bed, without digging. Yes, turning the soil over and adding amendments such as compost or composted manure is a good way to start a new garden. That method not only works in the amendments...