Perennially Yours Blog

Captivating Flowering Vines

May 6, 2017

I planned to have Dr. Allan Armitage as my guest speaker for the next quarterly gardening Webinar scheduled for Thursday, July 27 but unfortunately he had a last minute schedule conflict. But no worries! He is rescheduled for the fall Webinar on Thursday, October 26. Please plan to join me on July 27 at 2:00…

Mendez gets rave review from Nursery and Landscape Association

May 6, 2017

Thank you so much for your excellent lectures you gave at the Northern Virginia Nursery and Landscape Assocation’s 2017 Spring Jump Start meeting at Merrifield Garden Center in Fair Oaks, Virgina. Your enthusiasm for planting interesting gardens really had us wishing for spring to start ASAP!…..we can’t thank you enough for your time and look…

I loved my first gardening webinar

May 4, 2017

I really enjoyed my first gardening webinar (and hopefully more in the future!) I always love and appreciate you sharing your knowledge and love of plants with such enthusiasm! I’m almost beginning to feel like a groupy …. I saw you this past spring in Rochester, NY and previously at our Master Gardener Education Day…

How-To Garden Design Classes

May 3, 2017

I have been receiving fabulous feedback about the three-hour garden design and plants classes. Classes have been held in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and Virginia. The next scheduled programs will be at Holdridge Garden Center in Ledyard, CT on Saturday, June 3 from 9:00 – noon and in Erie, PA on August 12, hosted by…

Webinars are so helpful and affordable

May 3, 2017

Thank you for your webinar’s and making them very affordable. I listen to them over and over…especially to learn how to pronounce the names of flowers. Karen

Flowering Shrubs Webinar First-Rate

May 2, 2017

I’m really enjoying your webinars and have learned a lot. You’re a great resource and an inspiration. Owen E. Dell, RLA, ASLA Owen Dell & Associates, LLC Landscape Architect • Educator • Author Oregon Registered Landscape Architect No. LA798

Radical Perennials Webinar is a Hit!

Apr 19, 2017

“I really liked the Radical Perennials webinar – I’ve probably watched it all the way through 3 times since getting it a month ago. I retired about 4 years ago and now have time to get the gardens in better shape, but needed help and advice…. Thanks so much for all you do!” Ernie. Niskayuna,…

A Bucket-List Must – Proven Winners Grand Garden Show

Apr 10, 2017

I think it is fair to say that you have NEVER experienced anything like Proven Winners Grand Garden Show hosted at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan (unless you have already attended a previous show). This unique garden program kicks off Sunday, August 27 with a lavish hot and cold hors d’oeuvres reception and…

Featured Perennial – Pulmonaria

Apr 9, 2017

Pulmonaria Pulmonaria, commonly called lungwort, is prized for both its early spring flowers as well as eye-catching foliage in woodland gardens. Flower buds range in color from fuchsia to light pink. Pollinators eagerly await the flowers that can be gentian blue, bluish-pink, white or bright raspberry pink. (Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ in my garden) The foliage…

Spring Feed Your Lawn – ORGANICALLY

Apr 8, 2017

This is the month to apply Espoma’s Spring Lawn Booster 8-0-0 to wake up turf. This organic fertilizer – safe for children and pets – slowly releases nitrogen to hungry roots. This is the first in a four-step lawn care regimen Espoma has developed as part of their Safe Paws: Healthy Lawns, Happy Pets program. …