Deciduous plants have evolved to be all about surviving the winter. We humans often describe ourselves as "hunkering down for the winter," and perhaps we have learned this from plants that shed their leaves in the...
Name: Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’ Type of Plant: This is a low stonecrop sedum, perfect for planting in between flagstones and in rock gardens. Hardy...
Events are being canceled, schools are closing, and many are being encouraged to work from home. For a few days or weeks people are finding...
Name: Hydrangea paniculata Fire Light aka the Fire Light Hydrangea Type of Plant: A medium to large shrub that flowers from late July until hard...
Name: Deutzia gracilis Chardonnay Pearls aka chardonnay pearls deutzia Type of Plant: This is a small shrub that has bright yellow foliage in the...
Name:, Hatiora salicornioides, aka Rhipsalis salicornioides aka drunkard's dream, bottle cactus, or dancing bones. Also known as Hatiora. Type of...
Name: Oxalis triangularis aka false shamrock Type of Plant: These are bulbs that are commonly sold as houseplants in February and March. People...
Name: Papaver somniferum aka the breadseed poppy or the opium poppy. Of the two common names, beadseed poppy is the most accurate for gardeners...
Name: Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula' aka the weeping blue atlas cedar Type of Plant: An evergreen, horizontal/weeping tree with bluish needles...
Name: Salvia officianalis aka common or culinary sage Type of Plant: This herb is a perennial in zones 4 to 8. It grows best in full sun and...
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Name: Rudbeckia hirta aka black eyed Susans Type of Plant: Biennial that is sometimes grown as an annual. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall, often...
Name: Anthurium species and varieties, aka flamingo flower (or so I read…everyone I know just calls them “Anthuriums.”) Type of Plant: Herbaceous...
If you're only here for the plants and gardening, skip this post. But on this New Year's Day I'm looking at the offerings on selected television...
Name: Patrinia scabiosifolia aka patrinia Type of Plant: Long blooming perennial with upright flower stems that grow to about four feet tall. The...
(This piece was originally posted ten years ago on my first blog, Whole Life Gardening.) My first experience with mail order was in the mid-1950’s....
Name: Queen’s tears bromeliad, aka Bilbergia nutans, or friendship plant. Type of Plant: An epiphytic bromeliad native to South America. The shallow...
Anyone who has ever dined with me knows that I'm an omnivore who eats more vegetables than anything else. But on my doctor's advice I've recently...
Name: Norfolk Island Pine aka, Araucaria heterophylla Type of Plant: Evergreen conifer that has a straight trunk and symmetrical branches…Native to...