Perennially Yours Blog
My friend Helen Yoest is an award winning freelance journalist, garden author and speaker located in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is also the Executive Director of a non-profit organization called Bee Better. Bee Better’s mission is to educate homeowners, and community leaders and developers about the importance of sustainable, organic, and water-wise garden design, with…
Read MoreSpring, summer and fall blooming bulbs are such an easy way to add a dash of color to the landscape. One of my FAVORITE companies for ordering bulbs is Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, a fourth generation family business based in Gloucester, VA. Brent and Becky are highly respected horticulturists in the green industry. They are…
Read MoreDo you dream of an ever-blooming garden that provides a riot of color month after month with little effort on your part? How about a garden that requires less water and fertilizer plus draws in butterflies and birds? I invite you to attend one of my in-depth, 3-hour design classes that covers light assessment, soil…
Read MoreImpassioned Gathering of Gardeners straight ahead! There are only 25 seats still available for this premier gardening symposium scheduled on Saturday, April 22 at the 4-Star Woodstock Inn and Resort BUT there are about 50 openings still in the Friday afternoon class. Enthusiastic gardeners from all over the Northeast and Midwest are registered for what…
Read MoreASTONISHING! Last month’s webinar (online lecture), Inspired Garden Design, was packed with participants from 45 stated in the U.S. as well as Canada, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Russia and South Korea. The next webinar, Jaw-Dropping Flowering Shrubs: the New, No-Fuss Glamour Plants will be on Thursday, April 27 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Featured shrubs will…
Read MoreI loved the program! Very well done indeed. Will tell my friends and staff to sign up for shrubs! Sally, Sally Muspratt Landscape Design.
Read MoreWe just waved goodbye to “our best speaker ever” – the overwhelming consensus of our two combined clubs here in Vero Beach (FLA). I just wanted to thank you again for recommending Kerry. She is truly motivational and such an inspiration. I am so thankful you suggested her – it made my job as program…
Read MoreAllan Armitage’s unique App features over 1000 different plants (perennials, shrubs, annuals, roses, herbs, veggies & more!) along with hundreds of photos plus videos, a great section on pollinators and a deer browsing guide. AND the App includes a list of topnotch independent garden centers as well as recommended books (including mine). All for only…
Read MoreMake plans now to attend the enormously popular Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium scheduled for Saturday, April 22 at the four-star Woodstock Inn and Resort in Woodstock, VT. The symposium includes five dynamic garden lectures; Friday Welcome Reception with complimentary hot and cold hors d’oeuvres; Saturday morning coffee, mid-morning and afternoon refreshments; lunch; garden gift,…
Read MoreYears ago when I lived in upstate New York, I offered three hour, in-depth flower gardening classes that were highly popular. Now that I am finally settled in Maine, it is time to bring them back. As of now, I am scheduled to teach the following class in five states at six different locations: Designing…
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