by Carol | May 31, 2012 | Plants I Recommend
Here is a photo of me with Melanie Jane’s (my step daughter) new Itoh Peony. Check out this improved cultivated variety of peony with strong stems and huge rain resistant flowers. Look at the variation of flower petal colors. The newest flower is much...
by Carol | May 16, 2012 | New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Shade Plants
Deep Shade Plants Tried and True How to Select Plants for Shade Let’s look at a handful of plants. Most of these plants can take a little sun but my point is, they can thrive in deep shade which is a difficult area for many homeowners to select plants for....
by Carol | Apr 1, 2012 | Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening, Winter Gardening
Heather is a Must in Your Low Maintenance Landscape Design Look at your landscape right now…Could it use a little ground color? A plant with full season color which prefers full day sun, stays low – think 4 inches tall (never higher) and best of all……..has...
by Carol | Mar 5, 2012 | Dramatic Flowers, Fall Gardening, New Improved Plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening
Itoh Peony – Low Maintenance Beauty and Thrills for All What’s all the fuss about the new Itoh (say it Eeetoe) peony? These new plants eliminate the only weak point of the old fashioned peony, the weak stems which can really spoil the flowers in our often wild...
by Carol | Feb 11, 2012 | Garden Tips, Plants I Recommend, Winter Gardening
Don’t miss seeing the bare stems of witch hazel come alive with bright yellow or red orange flowers. I stopped en route to The Oregon Garden last Saturday to take photos of a field of flowering witch-hazel. I could feel the dozens of hummingbirds working these...
by Carol | Oct 26, 2011 | Plants I Recommend
Bulbs can be the ultimate low maintenance plant, just pick the right ones and get them out of the garage. (Yes thousands of bulbs selected with great anticipation live and die in the garage.) Please don’t feel bad and give up on bulbs. Everyone has done this....
