Liriope muscari. Photo Credit: Longwood Gardens Looking for maximum coverage and minimal maintenance? Groundcovers are low-growing plants that spread quickly to form a dense cover. They are often used as problem-solvers in areas that present a challenge. Do you have stubborn bare spots where grass won’t grow? Do you have heavy shaded areas and tree […]
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Pinky Winky Hydrangea. Photo: Proven Winners Sun-loving, long blooming and easy maintenance Hydrangeas are popular summer shrubs and the variety of choices are staggering. But Panicle Hydrangeas in particular are extremely reliable and require little maintenance. It’s true that many hardy hydrangeas including paniculatas can get very large but breeders have developed dwarf and more
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Add a burst of color to brighten up your landscape. For shrubs to earn our ‘fabulous’ label, we insist on ease of care. The last thing you want is a fussy shrub that spreads like wildfire and becomes a maintenance nightmare. Keep in mind what your particular needs are before buying a plant. Are you
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Native columbine. Photo Pixabay Everybody is talking about native plants in our landscapes. Why? What are native plants? Native plants are plants that have evolved in a particular place over a long enough period of time to develop complex and essential relationships with the physical environment and other organisms in an ecological community. Why is
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Think before you buy! How many plants have you purchased in the course of your gardening lifetime without having the least idea of where you’ll put them when you get home? Most of us gardeners might answer “more than we’d like to admit” Spring is the time to be thinking of replacing those
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Tater Tot Arborvitae. Courtesy of Proven Winners Discover the amazing beauty of conifers Dwarf Conifers are easy to fall in love with because they are so versatile and always look perfect. Let us tell you all the reasons we love them! Conifer Advantages 1 Year-round appeal. 2. Amazing visual interest 3 Eye-catching colors in shades
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Winterberry Holly. Photo Credit: Proven Winners Plants with berries have winter appeal. Adding color to your late fall/early winter garden is a great way to keep your landscaping looking colorful against a wintry background. Planting shrubs with berries not only add a punch of color as well as provide food for birds and wildlife, but
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Hakonechloa Grass Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ and Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold are attractive ornamental grasses that grow 12 to 18” tall and 18 to 24” wide. The macra “Aureola’ is variegated gold with a green stripe. The macra ‘All Gold” is all gold and tends to be more vigorous. Both have an attractive habit of falling
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Poison Ivy. Pixabay photo How to Identify the Poison Ivy Plant The leaves are the best ways to identify poison ivy. Poison ivy has compound leaves, which means that each leaf is comprised of three pointed leaflets. The middle leaflet has a much longer stalk than the two side ones. The shape, texture and color
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Liriope. Courtesy of Pixabay Liriope is a great groundcover in almost any landscape situation. Liriope is one of the best evergreen perennial groundcovers. They form mounds of dense grasslike foliage. Sometimes known as lilyturf, the foliage comes in solid green or variegated and the different species have lavender, purple or white flowers on spikes in
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