Perennials - Plants that Get Better with Age
Perennial flower gardening requires knowing which hardy perennials to grow and how to use flowering perennial plants in designing your perennial garden. Don’t forget all the great perennials for shade, perennials with great foliage and perennials for containers.
How to Tell the Difference Between Lilies and Daylilies
We may use the name Lily interchangeably with both true lilies and day lilies, but there is a difference and it matters, when it comes to how to care for your plant. Here’s how to tell the difference between daylilies and true lilies.
We may use the name Lily interchangeably with both true lilies and day lilies, but there is a difference and it matters, when it comes to how to care for your plant. Here’s how to tell the difference between daylilies and true lilies.
Easy Care, Low Maintenance Perennials
There is such a thing as a low maintenance, easy care perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance. The two basic tricks are: [ol] [li]Pick plants suited to your site [li]Allow them time to become established [/ol] [p]If you do this, you will have at least a few low maintenance, undem…
There is such a thing as a low maintenance, easy care perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance. The two basic tricks are: [ol] [li]Pick plants suited to your site [li]Allow them time to become established [/ol] [p]If you do this, you will have at least a few low maintenance, undem…
Clematis Wilt - What is Clematis Wilt? How Do You Control Clematis Wilt?
Clematis wilt. One day your clematis vine is thriving and ready to flower. The next day itÂ’s withering before your eyes. What happened? Chances are itÂ’s a fairly common fungus that affects clematis plants, called clematis wilt. Here are some tips for preventing and controlling clematis wilt.
Clematis wilt. One day your clematis vine is thriving and ready to flower. The next day itÂ’s withering before your eyes. What happened? Chances are itÂ’s a fairly common fungus that affects clematis plants, called clematis wilt. Here are some tips for preventing and controlling clematis wilt.
What is a Perennial Plant?
Perennials are considered to be ornamental plants that do not die after one season of growth. But, not all plants with the ability to be perennial are hardy in all areas.
Perennials are considered to be ornamental plants that do not die after one season of growth. But, not all plants with the ability to be perennial are hardy in all areas.
Easy Care, Low Maintenance Perennial Plants
There is such a thing as an easy care, low maintenance perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance, providing undemanding easy care interest and bloom in the perennial border.
There is such a thing as an easy care, low maintenance perennial plant. It may vary from climate to climate and season to season, but there are many wonderful perennial plants that can be labeled low maintenance, providing undemanding easy care interest and bloom in the perennial border.
Long Blooming Perennials
Long blooming and repeat blooming perennial flowers form the backbone of garden design. Large blocks of color add impact to a garden and the best way to achieve that is with long blooming perennial flowers, like Rudbeckia, Sedum and Veronica. Here are some more to consider.
Long blooming and repeat blooming perennial flowers form the backbone of garden design. Large blocks of color add impact to a garden and the best way to achieve that is with long blooming perennial flowers, like Rudbeckia, Sedum and Veronica. Here are some more to consider.
Which Hostas Can Grow in the Sun?
Hostas are called 'shade-tolerant' plants, meaning they will grow in shade or partial shade. But some hostas need a period of full sun to look and perform their best. Although it is not recommended that any hosta be in full sun all the time, many Hostas are more vigorous and display their most vibrant colors if given at least some sun exposure. Here are some tips to help you pick the right hosta for your site.
Hostas are called 'shade-tolerant' plants, meaning they will grow in shade or partial shade. But some hostas need a period of full sun to look and perform their best. Although it is not recommended that any hosta be in full sun all the time, many Hostas are more vigorous and display their most vibrant colors if given at least some sun exposure. Here are some tips to help you pick the right hosta for your site.