Jun 26, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Tanacetum parthenium aka feverfew Type of Plant: A traditional cottage garden perennial (although it can be short-lived) that flowers in early summer with small daisy-like blooms. Hardy in zones 5 to 8. Why I Love/Hate this plant This is a plant for those...
Jun 19, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Nepeta cataria aka catnip Type of Plant: A generally short-lived perennial that can self-seed and naturalize in full sun gardens. Why I Love/Hate this plant I don’t love this plant, but I do like it. Not for its flowering or wonderful appearance, but for...
Jun 12, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Digitalis purpurea aka foxglove Type of Plant: A biennial, which means that the plant grows from a seed one year, blooms the next (and makes more seeds), and then it dies. Why I Love/Hate this plant: June gardens are magnificent when the foxgloves, peonies,...
May 29, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Zizia aurea aka golden Alexander Type of Plant: A native perennial (hardy in Zone 3 to 8) that has yellow flowers in late May into early June. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Okay…I admit it. I first bought this plant 20 years ago so I could say that my garden...
May 22, 2020 | Good Books
If there’s one good thing about the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that we’re reminded to tell people that we care about them. People are gathering for cocktails via Zoom and checking in on others with a phone call or email. I’ve done several online...
May 22, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ Type of Plant: A gently spreading perennial cranesbill geranium, hardy in Zones 5 to 8, and thriving in full sun to part shade. Why I Love/Hate this plant: I love this plant for use as “socks and shoes” for shrubs and...
May 15, 2020 | Love This!
Name: Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ aka blue atlas cedar Type of Plant: A slow growing evergreen tree with an open habit and blue needles. Although this tree has a pyramidal shape when young, as it ages it becomes more flat-topped and wide spreading. This...
