A few years ago when I was just starting to plant my perennial garden, I was concerned about the cost of buying so many plants at once. Luckily one of my garden friends told me about the orphan table. She said that in early autumn, many garden centers have great prices on perennials that have […]
Archive for the ‘Perennials’ Category
Alpine Lamb’s Ear
I have a lot of the traditional Lamb’s Ear plants (Stachys byzantina) and Stachys Helen Von Stein) in my garden that I grow for the texture and silvery color of their leaves. They look great on the edge of the perennial bed and their velvety leaves add some nice variety to the border. Lamb’s Ear […]
Daisy Dilema – Solved
Shasta Daisies have long been a favorite in my summer garden. I love their cheery blooms and generally pick a few to augment my flower arrangements. Reasonably easy to grow, shasta daisies don’t seem to be bothered by a lot of pests and are tolerant of different soil conditions. My only complaint has been that […]
Daylily Dinner Party
One day a few years ago, while I was busy preparing a meal for dinner guests, I walked out into the yard to see what flowers were blooming. When we have company for dinner, I usually just pick flowers from the garden for the table centerpiece. Well, it was July and, as you may know, […]
Sitting in Clover
I am not really a fan of grass lawns, they are a lot of work and weeds are always a problem. A few years ago when we moved to our home in the suburbs we inherited a large green lawn. The former owner had used a lawn service who maintained that weed free look by […]
Adam’s Needle — Easy Care Yucca
My sister Mutsie loves to travel and particularly likes the Southwest. She and her husband take vacations in Arizona, New Mexico and southern California and take a lot of photos of the native plants. One year she brought me a Yucca plant or Adam’s Needle for my garden. Now, according to my plant book, Adam’s […]