I Love Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster

I Love Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster

Name: Symphyotrichum ericoides aka White Heath Aster Type of Plant: A perennial wildflower that is native to North America. This plant can grow in all types of soil, reaching between a foot and three feet tall. Heath asters begin flowering in early fall. Why I Love...
I Love  Lophospermum Lofos Compact Rose

I Love  Lophospermum Lofos Compact Rose

Name:  Lophospermum – Lofos®Compact Rose sometimes called creeping gloxinia Type of Plant:  Trailing plants for sun to part-sun – they are perennial in Zone 9 or 10 (tropical) but annuals in the Northeast. Why I Love This Plant:  It’s great to have some new...
I Love Solidago Canadensis aka Canada Goldenrod

I Love Solidago Canadensis aka Canada Goldenrod

Name:  Solidago canadensis aka Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod Type of Plant:  A perennial native to north America that is adaptable and an important support plant for a wide variety of insects including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, flies,...
What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest

What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest

My husband and I have about ten large (25 Gallon) Smart Pots that we use for growing potatoes every summer. We grow them in Smart Pots because we can place them outside of the fenced veggie garden since the bunnies don’t eat the potato greens. Being in the bags...
I Love  Eupatorium perfoliatum aka Bonset

I Love  Eupatorium perfoliatum aka Bonset

Name:  Eupatorium perfoliatum aka bonset Type of Plant:  A perennial native to north America that grows well in moist soils. Why I Love This Plant:  This is a lovely native wildflower when it’s growing in the right place. It can get to be 2 to 6 feet tall depending on...
I Love Pearly Everlasting aka Anaphalis margaritacea  

I Love Pearly Everlasting aka Anaphalis margaritacea  

Name:   Pearly Everlasting aka Anaphalis margaritacea   Type of Plant:  A perennial native to north America with silvery foliage and long-lasting white flowers. This plant spreads stoloniferously, and does best in well-drained or even rocky soils. Thrives in full to...
What To Do With Too Many Cherry Tomatoes…including split ones

What To Do With Too Many Cherry Tomatoes…including split ones

If you grow more than two cherry tomato plants, you undoubtedly will find that there are times when you have more than you can eat. Even if you love them. Even if you pop several in your mouth while you’re in the garden. And if you grow Sungold, you’ll...
I Love Cardoon aka Cynara cardunculus

I Love Cardoon aka Cynara cardunculus

Name:   Cardoon aka Cynara cardunculus Type of Plant:  A perennial plant that’s used as an annual in northern areas, Cardoon is a relative of the artichoke. It’s large, silver foliage adds drama to gardens or containers. The blanched stems have long been eaten in many...
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