Celebrating Colorful Coleus
Coleus ‘Henna’ is a real color-filled beauty with shades of green, orange, and purple. Long ago, Coleus had been considered a house plant. I can remember, my grandmother always had coleus growing in...
View ArticleThe Best Reblooming Clematis
Clematis alpina ‘Pamela Jackman’ first blooms in April and again later in the season. When visiting older established gardens, if there is a border garden, it will probably contain at least one of...
View ArticleGlorious Hydrangeas for the Summer Garden
Blue lacecap hydrangeas are garden favorites, especially ‘Nachtigall’ (singer of the night). (Image by Mike Darcy) The name Hydrangea denotes water and comes from the Greek words, hydor (water) and...
View ArticleFavorite Summer Garden Herbs
The flowers of English lavender and sage complement each other in the early summer garden. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme is one of the most popular songs by Simon and Garfunkel, and both the herbs...
View ArticleBig Bold Hostas
Not all hostas are going to be ‘big and bold’ like ‘Empress Wu’, (photo above), but being one of the largest growing hostas, it certainly does make a statement! At the opposite end of the spectrum...
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