Can I Force An Elephant Ear in Water? – I Tried It!
This spring while waiting to garden outside, I decided to try forcing an Elephant Ear in water like one would a Hyacinth or Paperwhites. Elephant ears are a beautiful choice for indoor and…
Flower Gardening
Plant Pick – Salvia viridis or Clary Sage
Lovely veining? Stained-glass-window look? No matter what makes you fall in love with this foliage plant, it is breathtaking, backlit and glowing in morning sunlight. This is an old-fashioned plant which is great…
Choosing Plants For Hypertufa Planters
What are some of the plants that I have been choosing for hypertufa planters? Well, there is not just ONE that I love, so I will try and make a series of suggestions…
Plant Pick: Rock Soapwort or Saponaria
Rock soapwort is a perfect flowering plant for hypertufa. The real scientific name is Saponaria ocymoides and since it needs well-drained soil, it is a winner for hypertufa pots. This plant is a…
Plant Pick: Miniature Sea Pink or Sea Thrift In Hypertufa
A few years ago, I had some miniature armeria or “sea pink” in my hypertufa troughs and I really loved those cute little plants. These particular miniature armeria grow in a tiny cushion…
Gorgeous Butterweed – She’s The Devil in Disguise!
This spring I had a beautiful yellow drift of daisy-like flowers in my backyard. These plants were bunched together near a narrow drainage “creek” for lack of a better word. It is the…
Clematis in A Container on the Deck – Third Spring and It’s Doing Well!
As a vining plant, clematis is one of the most beautiful I have ever grown. Its color is so pretty glowing in the garden against the dark green or smokey green color of…
Bewitching Stunning Wisteria – Isn’t It In Fairy Tales?
My daughter has always been in love with wisteria. She loves the twisted form it takes on as it grows. Certainly wisteria is the twisted vine which surrounds every castle in a little…
Spring Update & Tour for Hillside Boulder Garden
In a previous year in a previous house, in the springtime, we had boulders delivered and created an “enclosure” of sorts for a hillside boulder garden at the side of our house. That…
Russian Sage For Easy Upkeep – Great Perennial!
Sunny and dry spot in your garden? For this sunny spot in my side garden, I chose Perennial Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) and it has done very well over the past year. I…
End of content
End of content