‘Bright Star’ is a fast growing perennial. Ideal plant for low maintenance gardens. Profuse mahogany-centered flowers with large, purple-red petals, atop reddish-green stems. This p...
Echinacea purpurea ( Magnus Coneflower )
‘Magnus’ is a fast growing perennial. Ideal plant for low maintenance gardens. Profuse dark orange- centered flowerheads with large, up to 7 inches wide, horizontal, deep purple pet...
Echinacea pallida ( Pink Coneflower )
Echinacea pallida is a fast growing, erect perennial. Ideal plant for low maintenance gardens. Profuse mahogany, conical-centered flowers with narrow, pendulous, pink, rose, or white petals, 4 ...
Designing a Herbaceous border
The herbaceous border, which is a comparative newcomer to the garden scene, is still one of its most popular features. Introduced at the turn of the century by Gertrude Jekyll as a protest again...
Landscape Design – Prairie Garden
Against a backdrop of gently swaying tall Grasses, this garden recreates the look of a prairie wildflower meadow. Make sure you have enough room for the Saccharum Grass-it gets huge! If space is...
How to Germinate any Seed – Growing Seed Requirements
A seed is an embryo plant and contains virtually all the materials and energy to start off a new plant. To get the most from one’s seeds it is needful to understand a little about their ne...
Home Grown Teas
While using herbs for brewing teas has been increasing in popularity and is easy if you follow a few simple steps, there are also some precautions. Chamomile, sage, catnip, lemon verbena, comfre...
Why don’t my plants flower?
Why don’t my plants flower? Probably this plaintive question is raised oftener than any other that has to do with gardening. As likely as not, too, the complaining gardener will go on to s...
Guide to Growing Black-eyed Susans
Commemorating Olaf Rudbeck (1660–1740) was a Swedish professor of botany and counselor of Linnaeus (Compositae). Coneflower. A genus of about 40 herbaceous plants, mostly perennial and hardy, na...
Guide to Watering Houseplants – January Gardening Tips
Watering houseplants properly, checking them for spider mites regularly, and ordering seeds early are some of the gardening activities for this month.
Feel the soil of your houseplants...