Mar 24, 2018 | Love This!
Imagine: You’re sitting under the arbor, surrounded by potted plants. It’s a mild June evening, and as you relax into your chair you catch a sweet fragrance that smells like orange blossoms. You smile, knowing without turning around that the Philadelphus is back in...
Mar 17, 2018 | Love This!
Imagine: “I’m in the mood for something different in our window boxes this year,” he said. “Purple, lime green and white,” she said. “You can never go wrong with purple,” he agreed. Name: Supertunia® Picasso in Blue® aka Petunia hybrid ‘USTUN75102’ Type of...
Mar 10, 2018 | Love This!
Imagine: You can tell that Monstera deliciosa is a hot plant right now…not many houseplants have their own hashtags. Perhaps this is a signal that tropicals are indeed “the new succulents.” Maybe it’s a case of everything old being new again…I remember the days...
Mar 6, 2018 | Garden Travel
I had never been in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators held their annual meeting there in 2014. But I’m glad we met there because I discovered what a great city this is. I’d go back in a heartbeat. From the...
Feb 23, 2018 | Love This!
Imagine: “What tall growing plant can we use that won’t require frequent pruning or get bare on the bottom of the trunk?” she asked. Name: Thuga ‘Green Giant’ aka Green Giant arborvitae Type of Plant: A large, fast growing evergreen, good for screening in places where...
Feb 16, 2018 | Love This!
Imagine: Although the most common variety of sedum was called ‘Autumn Joy,’ it never brought happiness to her heart because it flopped open and sprawled long before fall. But then she discovered Pure Joy… Name: Sedum ‘Pure Joy’, aka Hylotelephium ‘Pure Joy’ (Why do...
