Fuchsias, Everbloomers All Summer With the month of May, the garden season is in full swing. Garden centers are bursting at the seams with new shipments of plants and for many gardeners this is the month to purchase plants for the summer garden. Whether for flower color or…
Golden Leaves to Lighten Dark Places The mythic King Midas had the ability to turn everything he touched to gold. He came to regret that unique ability, but shade gardeners can understand the value…
KOREAN SPICE VIBURNUM A Star in Spring In spring sweet fragrance is everywhere—wafting softly from daffodils and issuing assertively from hyacinths. The great spring fragrance drama peaks with lilacs, but even…
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF HELLEBORES What did gardeners ever do without hellebores, those beacons of the late winter and early spring garden that are happy in light shade, mostly impervious to deer, and offer lovely, long-lasting flowers? Fortunately, none of us have to…
There are some plants in the garden that when they appear, it is a signal that spring is on the way. The Peony is one and I think when the new growth sprouts from the ground, it is a way of saying that winter is over and spring is…
Totally On-Trend If you wanted to create the most on-trend garden for the new gardening season, what would it look like? Leafing through shelter magazines, garden catalogs, websites, and other communications outlets, it would…
Sometimes I hear gardeners lament the lack of winter color in gardens but in the western part of the Pacific Northwest, there should be no complaints. It is difficult to find a plant that can provide more winter color than the Camellia. While most are unscented, it…
When you look at trees during the growing season, you see leaves and sometimes flowers or fruit. Winter offers a different perspective. With the leaves absent, many deciduous trees offer a lovely extra—interesting bark that provides a…
In cold weather climates, winter can be long, dark and depressing—especially after the holidays. Gardeners can find temporary cheer in houseplants and garden catalogs, but the joy that comes from a landscape full of color and life…
Selecting a gift for a gardener is not as easy as it sounds. Depending on how well you know the gardener and the garden, it can be challenging to select a gift that would be both useful and desirable. Gifting a plant…
CAMELLIAS FOR FALL I live in a cold winter area, so most of the camellias that I have seen and coveted have been lodged in the comfortable confines of the giant glass conservatories of…
Mums Everywhere From late August through at least the end of October just about every merchandiser that sells plants features a full range of chrysanthemums in an array of colors. These beautiful fall…
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