Mar 29, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Agastache Acapulco Orange aka orange hummingbird mint Type of Plant: Perennial to tender-perennial for full sun and containers. Hardy in zones 6-10 (maybe colder – let me know if you’ve grown this in a cold zone 5, OK?) Why I love this: There are so many...
Mar 25, 2014 | Love This!
As I looked through my garden photos recently I came across this shot taken at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. It got me thinking about placing plants next to hard surfaces. When we design gardens we consider the textures and colors of foliage, the height of the...
Mar 22, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) Type of Plant: Small tree (10 to 20 feet tall, usually shorter in sandy or poor soil, taller in rich loam) for full sun or part shade. Hardy in zones 5 through 9 and native to Eastern North America. Why I love this: I...
Mar 15, 2014 | Love This!
Name: Zinnias Grown from Renee’s Garden Seeds Type of Plant: Annuals for sunny gardens Why I love this: Do you want a flower that you’ll never see in the florist section of the supermarket? Do you want a flower that can only be locally grown? You need to grow...
Mar 11, 2014 | Love This!
Recently I had the great pleasure of speaking at Nunan’s Florist and Greenhouses in Georgetown, MA. Here’s a taste of what I saw.
