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I Love Limelight Four O’Clocks
Name: Mirabilis jalapa ‘Limelight’ aka Limelight four o’clocks Type of Plant: These are perennial in zones 8 to 11, but widely grown as annuals in...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
I Love Nepeta subsessilis ‘Grandview’ – Perennial For Cut Flowers & Bees
Name: Nepeta subsessilis ‘Grandview’ aka nepeta grandview Type of Plant: A tall perennial plant that’s easily grown from seed. Plant this Nepeta in...
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....
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...
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...
Best Juniper For Ground Cover
Name: Juniperus procumbens nana aka green mound juniper Type of Plant: A ground cover juniper…truthfully, the only one I commonly recommend. Hardy...
Tulips Are Terrific
Name: Tulip sp. aka tulips Type of Plant Spring flowering bulb, usually planted in the fall. Why I Love/Hate this plant: Tulips are the magic wands...
I Love Golden Bleeding Heart
Name: Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ Type of Plant Spring flowering form of bleeding heart with bright yellow foliage. A perennial that is most...
I Love Rhododendron ‘P.J.M.’
Name: Rhododendron ‘P.J.M.’ Type of Plant One of the hardiest Rhododendrons (Zones 4 to 8) and the earliest to bloom. This plant is also one of the...
I Love Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
Name: Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ aka yellow Hakon grass, aka yellow Japanese forest grass. Type of Plant Low, graceful clumping grass that likes...
Four Steps To Joy
The graphic might say four steps to fantastic outdoor living, but I'd call it Four Steps to Joy, because that's what creating beautiful landscapes...