I Love Alternanthera dentate Little Ruby

Aug 23, 2014 | Love This!

Name: Alternanthera dentate Little Ruby™ Type of Plant:   An annual in this area, but a perennial in zones 9 – 11. Compact, burgundy foliage is most colorful in full sun but grows well in part shade as well. Why I love this: This annual mixes so well with other plants...

I Love Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Prairie Sunset’

Aug 16, 2014 | Love This!

Name:  Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Prairie Sunset’ Type of Plant:   Herbaceous perennial (meaning the foliage dies to the ground in the winter and comes back from the roots in the spring) that grows best in full sun. Why I love this: This perennial is tall without being...

Tin Can Bouquets

Aug 15, 2014 | Love This!

There is something about the way garden-grown flowers and tin cans go together…in August, when your annuals and perennials are most abundant, make some bouquets and place them in tin cans. Use them to decorate your kitchen, porch and patio. Leave them by the...

I Love Lantana

Aug 2, 2014 | Love This!

Name:   Lantana Type of Plant:  Annual for zones 8 and below, perennial in zone 9 and above. Why I love this:  Lantana has a special place in my heart because it was the first plant that anyone ever gave me as a gift. I’d had an operation when I was a freshman in high...

I Love Echinacea ‘Milkshake’

Jul 26, 2014 | Love This!

Name:   Echinacea ‘Milkshake’ Type of Plant:  Perennial for full sun in zones 5-9 Why I love this:  This cone flower has proved to be very strong, reliable and long flowering in my garden. I love the round dome of fluffy small petals with a yellow center, surrounded...

I Love the Popsicle Kniphofias

Jul 19, 2014 | Love This!

Name:   Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ ‘Papaya Popsicle’ and ‘Pineapple Popsicle’ Type of Plant:  Perennial for full sun in zones 6 -8 Why I love this:   In the past I didn’t pay any attention to the Kniphofias commonly known as...