Dinner plate Dahlias are not plants that one would call shrinking violets. These majestic plants command attention in a garden bed and also need plenty of room to grow and flower. A Master of a Plant – Dinner Plate Dahlias I love dahlias and zinnias…and cone flowers….and on and on. Basically anything that looks even …
My test garden has been included in a garden hop. A gardening group that I belong to on Facebook has put together a group of garden tours to be featured on Facebook, Pinterest and Home Talk. The tour will take place this weekend and is being heavily promoted on all three sites. Let’s go To …
Gardeners and lovers of flowers alike love columbines. This wild version called Eastern Red Columbine is also known as the American Columbine. The plant grows wild all the way from Canada to Florida and from Texas to the Dakotas. Showy Eastern Red Columbine One can easily see why it is so loved. The flowers are …
This lovely variety of the popular coneflower has large pink-to-purple daisy flowers and is a favorite in all wildflower meadows, as well as perennial borders. This pretty plant is called Echinacea After Midnight. Photo Credit: American Meadows Check out this post on growing echinacea and how to collect seed and propagate it here Purple coneflowers …
Today’s flower is a Gazania – a lovely and bright perennial from the Asteraceae family which comes from South Africa. The flowers are often seen in shades of yellow but white, creams and dark reds are possibilities too. Gazania will bring a ray of sunshine to your garden. Gazania is a tender clumping perennial that …
How my Test Garden has Grown! Readers of my blog will know that my project for this year (and the next two) is my test garden. I have a model that I am emulating from Garden Gate and will grow shade, semi shade and full sun plants in it to write articles about for my …
Earlier this year, I wrote about a test garden that I will be having in my back yard. I am using the garden bed to grow all sorts of things. Some grow well there and some don’t like it at all, but everything gives me more knowledge of what grows well here in NC. The …
Japanese Silver Grass – Miscanthus sinensis – is a perennial plant that has variegated green and white striped leaves and huge plumes in the fall that stall well above the top of the plant. I planted a small Japanese Silver Grass plant in my front bed last spring. I knew it would get fairly large so …
Lilies are very much the stars when it comes to growing perennials. The come back year after year to give a delightful splash of color. This gloriosa lily is also called Fire Lily. It is a vining plant that has amazing, flame-colored blooms. Perfect for growing in a pot or in the garden – just …
I love tulips. I have a big patch of these perennial bulbs in my front garden bed and they are gorgeous. They don’t last long but the show that they put on is just incredible for a few short weeks. Today’s featured flower is the Red Emperor Tulip. This Red Emperor Tulip has a vivid …
If you love growing perennials, you will probably have an iris or two in your garden. There is nothing quite like a re-bloom of your favorite flower later in the year. A re-blooming iris gives me a chance to enjoy the beauty twice in one season. Readers of my blog know that I am a …
A fan of my Gardening Cook Page on Facebook recently shared with me some photos she took on a recent Garden tour of Stott Garden in Goshen, Indiana. Stroll down the paths of Stott Garden with Janie Newton Teel. Janie said “the garden is a private huge garden but they give tours to the public. …
A few weeks ago, we had an outdoor party to celebrate my daughter’s graduation from college. I cut some flowers from my hydrangea bushes to decorate the tables and then brought them indoors as cut flowers. These hydrangea flowers lasted about 11 days and looked gorgeous. Hydrangea flowers last well indoors. Most of them were …
One of my favorite ways to start my day is to go outside and see what have started flowering today. It is always such a treat to see something that was in bud yesterday opened up into a great beauty today. I call this my garden walk. Flowers in Abundance on Today’s Garden Walk. Today’s …
Sweet Williams have pretty fringed flowers that grow in a cluster on top of a long stalk. Dianthus Barbatus is a lovely variety of the dianthus species. These growing tips will help you to get it going in your garden. Fragrance Carnations and pinks have a strong fragrance with a spicy scent. Sweet William, however, bears …
I have long dreamed of having a test garden. I’ve loved to garden ever since I was a young girl. My first apartment was just full of house plants, and when I moved to Australia with my husband in the 1970s, I had a business devoted to the sale of indoor plants. Welcome to my …
Tulips are showy flowers that are classified as perennial bulbs, but they can be somewhat tricky to grow in warmer climates. Not impossible, but growing tulips in warm climates is a challenge for sure. Tips for Growing Tulips when the Temperatures are Warm. Tulips are considered a true bulb. Not all flowering bulbs are actually …
