Jul 12, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ aka: golden Japanese Spikenard (frankly, I think that Aralia ‘Sun King’ is easier to remember than the common name…) Type of Plant: Perennial for shade – hardy zones 3-9 Why I love this: Anyone with a shade garden is always looking...
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...
Jun 28, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Papaver rhoeas aka corn poppy or Flanders poppy Type of Plant: Self-seeding annual for full sun. Why I love this: These poppies create a showy celebration in the early-summer garden. When they are happy you’ll have them coming back every spring. Corn poppies...
Jun 16, 2014 | Love This!
I have an umbrella magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) which is an interesting tree with far too large leaves and white flowers that don’t smell very good. Nevertheless, it’s one of those plants that people never fail to ask about when they visit my gardens....
Jun 14, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Baptisia australis (all the lists say that the common name for this plant is false indigo, but most people I know just call it baptisia.) Type of Plant: Perennial plant for full sun/part sun, hardy from zones 3 to 9 Why I love this: Drought tolerant, blue...
