My Guest on The Garden Lady on June 27 was Mason Vollmer - his book made me want to plant spindle apple trees!
A Postcard From Plants About the Myth of Sunlight and Water Drops
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I Love Pinus parviflora Glauca aka Japanese White Pine
Name: Pinus parviflora Glauca aka Japanese white pine Type of Plant: The Glauca group of Japanese white pines are conifers with an open habit, and...
I Love Raydon’s Favorite Aster
Name: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ aka Raydon’s favorite aster. Type of Plant: A herbaceous perennial aster, hardy in Zones 3-8...
I Love Acer rubrum aka Red Maple
Name: Acer rubrum aka red maple Type of Plant: A native tree that’s also called swamp maple, hardy in zones 3-9. Why I Love This Plant: This is a...
I Love Persicaria virginiana ‘Variegata’ aka Variegated Jumpseed
Name: Persicaria virginiana 'Variegata' aka variegated jumpseed Type of Plant: A herbaceous perennial (meaning it dies to the ground over the...
I Love Plectranthus barbatus White Rhino
Name: Plectranthus barbatus White Rhino Type of Plant: An annual valued for foliage color in sun or shade. This plant grows between 3 and 4 feet...
I Love Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’
Name: Liriope muscari ‘Peedee Ingot’ aka Liriope ‘Peedee Gold Ingot,’ Peedee Gold, and golden lilyturf Type of Plant: Perennial plant for full...
I Love Rosa ‘Meipeporia’ Oso Easy Double Red
Name: Rosa 'Meipeporia' Oso Easy Double Red Type of Plant: This is a landscape shrub rose. It is hardy in zones 5 to 9, and grows about 4 feet...
I Love Aster novi-belgii ‘Wood’s Blue’ aka Wood’s Blue aster.
Name: Aster novi-belgii 'Wood's Blue' aka Wood’s Blue aster. Type of Plant: A short, perennial New York aster in the “Wood’s series” that is hardy...
I Love Betula nigra ‘Cully’ ~ Heritage river birch
Name: Betula nigra ‘Cully’ aka Heritage river birch Type of Plant: A vigorous, fast growing tall tree with beautiful bark. Hardy in Zones 4-9. Why...
I Love Bracteantha bracteatum Granvia Gold Strawflower
Name: Bracteantha bracteatum Granvia Gold Type of Plant: An annual strawflower for full sun. Perfect in containers or in the ground. Why I...
My Panicle Hydrangeas on Sept 4th
Panicle Hydrangeas In Early September. On September 4th I took a tour of Poison Ivy Acres, photographing every panicle hydrangea that was in flower...
I Love Ixora coccinea
Name: Ixora coccinea aka jungle geranium or flame of the woods. Type of Plant: A shrub in tropical areas (zones 10-11) but a summer tropical pot...
I Love Clethra alnifolia aka Summersweet or Sweet Pepperbush
Type of Plant: A shrub that’s native to the northeast, also known as sweet pepperbush. Hardy in Zones 3-8, and happy to grow in sun or shade as...
I Love Lespedeza thunbergii
Name: Lespedeza thunbergii including varieties such as 'Gibraltar' Type of Plant: Often called a bush clover, this is a shrub in warmer climates...
I Love Nepeta x faassenii ‘Balpurrlu’ aka Whispurr Blue catmint
Name: Nepeta x faassenii 'Balpurrlu' aka Whispurr Blue catmint Type of Plant: A perennial plant that’s hardy in zones 4a to 9a. Why I Love/Hate...
I Love Hydrangea paniculata – Panicle Hydrangeas!
Name: Hydrangea paniculata –panicle hydrangeas! Type of Plant: These are the white to pink flowering hydrangeas that are in or approaching full...
I Love Cercis canadensis ‘JN2’ aka The Rising Sun Redbud
Name: Cercis canadensis ‘JN2’ aka The Rising Sun Redbud Type of Plant: A small tree with heart-shaped leaves. Growing slowly to 8 to 12 feet...
I Love Allium hybrid ‘Serendipity’
Name: Allium hybrid ‘Serendipity’ Type of Plant: A mid-summer flowering perennial plant hardy in zones 4 – 8. Why I Love/Hate this plant: I...