Perennially Yours Blog
Squelch the Uprising! This is the time of the year when some ‘uppity’ perennials decide to push their way out of the ground, exposing tender roots to damaging wind and light. Actually, it’s not really the plant’s fault – thawing and freezing soil lifts them skyward. Our job as gardeners is to ‘put them back…
Doronicum (Leopard’s Bane) Leopard Bane’s cheerful yellow daisy-shaped flowers shatter the winter blues as they brighten the shade garden in early spring. This perennial is always one of the first to bloom in my Zone 5a garden. Sone cultivars like ‘Little Leo’ can tolerate full sun or shade in colder zones (6 or cooler). ‘Little…
Proven Winners Superbena ‘Sparkling Ruby’ I trialed this prize-winning Superbena in my Kennebunk gardens last summer. It was one of the first plants that folks asked me about when touring my gardens. ‘Sparkling Ruby’ has a neat mounded habit – 6” to 10” tall – but sports flower-laden stems that trail to 14”. This blooming…
Now is the time to march out to your overgrown evergreen hollies (Ilex x meserveae) and have at ‘em. Some of you may have already pruned these while harvesting their colorful red berries for holiday décor. By cutting back hollies now, you eliminate the possibility of removing emerging white spring flowers that will become dazzling…
Wet little noses are sniffing the air and are quick to locate the source of lush new growth in my gardens. Deer and rabbits have their own little happy dance at this time of the year which triggers my defensive rumba to block their advance. I have tried many products in the past with disappointing…
Last week I gave two lectures at my favorite garden and lifestyle store, Gardener’s Supply Company, in Burlington, VT. I was fascinated by the ‘Peace’ dish planter, a powder-coated steel container shaped like a peace sign. It was filled with lots of funky colorful succulents. Talk about a no-fuss centerpiece that thrives on neglect! Just…
Spring Explodes into Color in David Culp’s Suburban Philadelphia Garden! Words cannot accurately express the spectacular beauty of David Culp’s 2-acre piece of paradise at Brandywine Cottage located outside of Philadelphia. Garden Design’s spring issue indulges readers to 10-pages of heavenly photographs starring Brandywine Cottage’s spring landscape. These naturalistic, cottage-style gardens have been brilliantly fashioned…
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