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Mar 1, 2016 | Love This!

I Love Marble Queen Pothos

Feb 26, 2016 | Love This!

Name:  In part of the world this plant is called Scindapsus aureus. In North America it’s either Epipremnum pinnatum or Epipremnum aureus. Most of us just call it pothos. Or golden pothos, taro vine or silver vine. No matter what you call it, this is an easy to grow...

I Love Hydrangea Pinky Winky

Feb 12, 2016 | Love This!

Name:  Hydrangea paniculata ‘Dvppinky’ aka Pinky Winky Hydrangea Type of Plant:  This is a very hardy shrub that flowers in mid-to-late summer and into fall. The large flowers are cone-shaped, a bit lacy and totally upright. A trouble free shrub that’s hardy in Zones...

I Love Verbascum Chaixii – aka nettle-leaved mullein

Feb 5, 2016 | Love This!

Name:  Verbascum chaixii aka nettle-leaved mullein Type of Plant:  A biennial that sometimes only lasts a year and other times might live three years, this plant self-seeds around the garden. The straight species has spires of yellow flowers, and the variety ‘Album’...

Different Strokes for Different Folks

Feb 4, 2016 | Love This!

Recently when I spoke at a garden club I listened to the flower show judge comment on the various arrangements that members had brought in. Her comments were about how the displays would be judged in a formal flower show, of course…we are all free to put flowers...

I Love Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’

Jan 22, 2016 | Love This!

Name:  Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Type of Plant:  A tall perennial sunflower that’s hardy in zones 4-9. Why I Love This:  This perennial is large, showy, and a butterfly magnet. It flowers in mid to late summer for about two months, is sturdy and never needs staking,...