Focus On Flowers
We sometimes see a plant with an elongated, smooth and usually skinny, trunk with a round mop of foliage at the top.
Garden designers suggest that a third of garden plants should be evergreen so that there is winter interest.
If you have shady areas in your garden you may like to try growing a shrub that is known as Japanese Kerria, a deciduous shrub for all seasons.
I have Iteas in both sun and shade in my Midwest garden, and it is one of the few shrubs that will flower in shade.
The purpose of foundation plantings is to hide unattractive parts of the foundation of a house from view and to anchor the home to the site.
Trees are our oldest living organism; they have been on our earth for about 370 million years. One of the most beautiful varieties is the Tulip Tree.
With only a few flowers we can craft attractive winter floral arrangements by combining them with different kinds of foliage.
Both private and public landscapes should captivate our senses during all four seasons of the year.
The genus "Lobelia" is made up of as many different species as there are days in the year.
Moya Andrews is a Master Gardener and a member of the Bloomington Garden Club in Bloomington, Indiana. Learn more »
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