Mar 17, 2023 | Love This!
Name: Viola x wittrockiana aka Spring Pansies Type of Plant: The most popular cool-weather annual. Why I Love This Plant: For those in the northern regions, this is the first annual we can plant outside in the spring. In fact, in many areas they can be planted in...
Mar 16, 2023 | Garden Travel
Join us! Nationally known forager, Ellen Zachos, is on-Cape in April for a class on spring foraging. (Note: Rain date is Thursday the 20th)
Mar 10, 2023 | Love This!
Name: Borago officinalis aka Borage Type of Plant: An annual herb native to the Mediterranean. Why I Love This Plant: While this plant is grown on a commercial level for the oil in the seeds, I grow it because the bees love it, and the blue flowers are beautiful in...
Feb 24, 2023 | Love This!
Type of Plant: Perennial that’s native to the Eastern North America, hardy in zones 3 to 8 Why I Love This Plant: This is a groundcover plant, one of the best weed-smothering, drought tolerant plants for shade. It’s a support plant for butterflies, and a...
Feb 10, 2023 | Love This!
Name: Hybrid Primroses Type of Plant: These gift plants are widely sold at this time of year to remind us that spring is coming. They are bred for compact size and brightly colored, cheerful flowers. Why I Love This Plant: I love these plants because they are...
Jan 27, 2023 | Love This!
Name: Drift Roses Type of Plant: Low-growing, disease resistant, and repeat flowering shrub roses from Star Roses and Plants Why I Love This Plant: I love these roses because they fit in well in many landscapes and gardens. Because they are lower-growing than many...
Jan 26, 2023 | Garden Travel
Ellen Zachos and I are pleased to once again be recording a live edition of Plantrama at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle. We’ll be talking about the “Plantrama Top Ten” – Ten great edibles to grow or forage for, ten must-have...
Jan 20, 2023 | Love This!
Name: Mitchella repens aka partridge berry Type of Plant: A low-growing, evergreen native perennial that is hardy in Zones 3 to 8. Why I Love This Plant: When you can find a very low growing plant that’s evergreen, thrives in shade, and is native to North America,...
