Perennially Yours Blog
‘Night Sky’ Petunia. I did a double-take when I saw ‘Night Sky’ petunia on the trade show floor while speaking in Columbus Ohio earlier this month. I’m a sucker for new plants. This unusual Petunia gets 10”-16” tall and like most in this family, thrives in full sun. This trailing beauty will be the talk…
I get a kick out of using mirrors in the garden to play delightful tricks on the eye! A strategically sited mirror can give the illusion that a small garden is twice its size. A striking focal point can actually be ‘doubled’. (photo right from Pinterest, Catherine Trafarro. Photo below, Pinterest, google.co.uk.) One designer I…
It’s the annual Winter Sale at Gardener’s Supply Company and I’m doing the happy dance! Save big bucks on garden gear, home accents, garden décor, kitchenware, apparel and more. Check out their web site for a treasure trove of great stuff at amazing prices! Here is a sample of some of the many specials! If…
Don’t let your guard down! Although this winter has been mild in many parts of the Northeast, ‘it ain’t over until the fat lady sings’ (where in the world did this expression come from?). Deer can devastate landscapes ‘faster than you can say Jack Robinson’. I love the photo I googled above suggesting a deer’s…
Many of you may remember me raving about my experience at the Proven Winner’s annual Grand Garden Show last August at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island (northern Michigan). Well, here I go again, but now there are TWO GRANDIOSE events in 2016. The 2016 Grand Garden Show at the regal Grand Hotel (named the…
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Piet Oudolf is a name recognized by gardeners world-wide. This renowned Dutch garden designer has transformed the way many of us think about flower gardening. The autumn 2015 issue of Garden Design magazine featured one of Oudolf’s masterpiece – the stunning 200-foot-long seasonal border at New York Botanical Garden. Oudolf originally designed this garden in…
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Bulb it for a Color Blasts in the Garden! Gardeners always seem to be on the quest for greater color in their gardens. Like chocolate, it seems we can never get enough. We want sizzling action in our beds (ahem, garden beds) and continuous waves of color to knock our muck boots off. If we…
Push ‘em back, push ‘em back, WAY BACK! This familiar high school football cheer is my mindset about deer in the garden. With dropping leaves and temperatures come prancing deer (not reindeer) to ravage trees, shrubs and other ornamentals. And they’re not light eaters; white-tailed deer can consume between 5 and 9 pounds of food…
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