If your patio feels like a pizza oven by July, fragile plants are not invited. Meet eleven heat-loving container plants that can take full sun, bounce back from dry spells, and still look good when the rest of the patio is begging for mercy. What do you say when summer tries to bake your outdoor…
If you’re staring at your hydrangeas wondering what on earth belongs next to them, the answer starts with where they’re growing! As a famous gardener, William Shakespeare once said: Alas, poor Hydrangea, I knew it before the cruel mildew made a spectacle of its leaves. To plant or not to plant companions nearby, that is…
My garden is currently a multi-generational daycare. I brought home a fresh baby lavender this year, already full of flowers. Then there are the two teens from two years ago, hitting their awkward growth-spurt phase. Finally, I have the gnarled senior lavenders I married into. They kept me quite busy last weekend, so if this…
Normal flowers are fine if you enjoy staring at your feet, but I prefer plants that can look me in the eye. It’s time to think big! Or at least think tall. The Long and the Short of It Nobody likes being looked down on, least of all by a plant. But these tall back-of-the-border…
Growing organic? Afraid of pests? Plant these eight flowers, and let the biology start screaming. smell strange, leak useful compounds, lure in the good bugs, and make pests work harder for lunch. Your chatty neighbor may also suffer minor fence-related discouragement. Now for the floral offenders, and what they actually do once they’re in the…
We turned apex predators into neurotic four-legged roommates who ignore us, so it only follows that we treat the flower bed with equal confidence. Grab the pellets and let the spring bribery begin. With that said, these are the flowers I’ve noticed bloom better when I give them a little help in spring. Time to…