I Love The Quick Fire Hydrangeas

I Love The Quick Fire Hydrangeas

Name: Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire (aka Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bulk’ ) and Little Quick Fire (aka Hydrangea paniculata ‘SMHPLQF’) Type of Plant: Deciduous shrubs, panicle hydrangeas, that flower earlier than many in this group and turn pink...
Deadheading and Pinching The First Flowers on Annuals

Deadheading and Pinching The First Flowers on Annuals

I know that this is hard for many people. The annuals you’ve planted early in the summer are finally starting to put out their first flowers, and some gardener like me tells you to cut those off immediately. “What?” you think… “I’m...
I Love Pink Smooth Hydranageas

I Love Pink Smooth Hydranageas

Name: Hydrangea arborescens Invincibelle Spirit II, Blush and other pink varieties of our native, smooth hydrangea. Type of Plant: A deciduous shrub that grows between three and four feet tall and wide. Why I Love/Hate this plant: A graceful plant that makes lovely...
I Love Clematis ‘Sweet Summer Love’

I Love Clematis ‘Sweet Summer Love’

Name: Clematis ‘Sweet Summer Love’ Type of Plant: Small vine that grows well in full sun to part shade. Flowers are small, and a reddish purple in color. The buds and seed heads are quite lovely too, so this plant looks good for a long period of time. Why I Love/Hate...
I Love ‘Sum and Substance’ Hosta

I Love ‘Sum and Substance’ Hosta

Name: Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ Type of Plant: Perennial plant for shade or part-shade gardens. Hardy from Zone 3 to 8. Why I Love/Hate this plant: There are thousands of varieties of Hosta, and hundreds that are garden worthy…so why do I love this particular one? I...
I Hate Blue Rug Junipers

I Hate Blue Rug Junipers

Every week on GardenLine on WXTK I start the show off with “I Love This Plant/I Hate This Plant.” One look at the titles of most of these blog posts will show you that the plants I love far outnumber the ones I hate. Frankly, there are far more plants that...
I Love Geranium sanguineum

I Love Geranium sanguineum

Name: Geranium sanguineum aka bloody cranesbill geranium Type of Plant: A low growing (1.5 feet tall and wide) perennial for full sun to part shade. Why I Love/Hate this plant: I love the plant because it gently self-seeds in the garden, is fairly weed smothering, and...
I Love BabyWing Begonias

I Love BabyWing Begonias

Name: Begonia x hybrid BabyWing aka Babywing begonias Type of Plant: An annual begonia for part shade. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Frankly, the world needs more begonias. Since planting impatiens can still be iffy (Impatiens downy mildew) and because many people have...
I Love Malus x ‘Snowdrift’

I Love Malus x ‘Snowdrift’

Name: Malus x ‘Snowdrift’ aka Snowdrift crabapple Type of Plant: Small tree for full or part sun, growing 20 feet tall and wide, so suitable for average yards and gardens. Why I Love/Hate this plant: This tree has white flowers over a two to three week period in the...
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