This week on The Garden Lady my guest is Kathy Tracey, plant lover and co-owner of Avant Gardens. Here are 8 tips for planting a perennial garden....
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A Card From Native Plants
A Postcard From the Cutting Garden
Today on The GardenLady on WCAI we're celebrating flowers for cutting. At the start of the program I'll be speaking to Teresa Speight,...
A Postcard From The Natural Garden
If Nature's Green Team sends you a postcard that welcomes you to the Natural Garden, it's time to listen up!
I Love Abies concolor aka Concolor Fir
Type of Plant: A blue needled evergreen tree that’s hardy in ones 3 - 7 Why I Love this Plant: I fell in love with this plant 25 years ago when I...
Planting on Top of Stumps
If you've got a tree stump - or better yet two or three tree stumps - you've got a great place for growing moss, perennials or annuals. Here are...
When You Intend A Plant To Be Destroyed
There are some perennials that we place in the garden hoping that they aren't eaten by rabbits, beetles, or caterpillars. But there are others that...
I Love Cymbopogon citratus aka Lemon Grass
Name: Cymbopogon citratus aka Lemon Grass Type of Plant: A tropical plant native to Southeast Asia. A culinary herb that’s easy to grow as an...
Is This A Foxglove?
It is mid-May in my garden, and a time when biennials, weeds, and perennials are growing fast. It's also a time when I see posts on social media...
Not So Fond of Ilex crenata ‘Sky Pencil’
98% of the plants featured here are plants I love. I’ve hated a couple in the past, but this week, but hate is a pretty strong word. Today, I’m...
The Garden Maker’s Circle of Life
I Love Jasminum Polyanthum aka Pink Jasmine, White Jasmine or Winter Jasmine
Name: Jasminum polyanthum aka pink jasmine, white jasmine or winter jasmine Type of Plant: A fast growing vine or climbing plant that flowers in...
The Four Noble Truths of Gardening
I Love Ageratum Blue Horizon
Name: Ageratum ‘Blue Horizon’ Type of Plant: An annual, typically available in six-packs in the garden center, but also easy to grow from seed....
I Love Citrus meyeri aka Meyer Lemon Improved
Name: Citrus meyeri aka Meyer Lemon Improved Type of Plant: A dwarf variety of lemon tree that produces rounder, more seed free fruit that has a...
I Love Laurus nobilis aka Bay Laurel
Name: Laurus nobilis aka bay laurel Type of Plant: This evergreen tree, native to the Mediterranean, is most popular for the bay leaves that we use...
I Love The Buckskin Pumpkin From Ball Seed
Type of Plant: A medium size, eating pumpkin that was bred for a sweet, deep orange flesh. Why I Love This Plant: I was pleased when the good...
What To Do With A Large Potato Harvest
My husband and I have about ten large (25 Gallon) Smart Pots that we use for growing potatoes every summer. We grow them in Smart Pots because we...