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Thomas Church (1902-78) was a garden designer whose style was a response to California's specific type of lifestyle and climate.
This winter I have been reading some garden writers’ words of wisdom, which now I will share with you.
Just one rose floating in a small bowl, presented with a heartfelt message, written or verbal, will be treasured.
Most of us are familiar with the old-fashioned, white mop-head blossoms of the popular hydrangea variety ‘Annabelle.’
Sometimes soil can be just slightly acid or neutral with a PH of 6 or 7 and you will get a mix of both pink and blue flowers on the same plant.
Hydrangeas are some of the most beautiful as well as durable shrubs in our gardens.
In 2019, The New York Botanical Garden mounted an exhibit honoring Brazil’s greatest landscape designer 25 years after his death: “Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx.”
David Austin was fond of saying that a rose without a fragrance is only half a rose.
I grow more iris than I used to because deer leave them alone, and I’ve discovered that there are many things I did not know about these flowers.
I have been planting more white flowers recently because I already have so many other colored flowers that bloom in my yard across the growing seasons.
If you are looking for more natives to plant in your shady spots this fall, consider our native North American foamflower.
As you think about what bulbs to add to your garden this fall, don’t forget about buying some alliums.
Perennials are plants that, hopefully, return in our gardens each spring after being dormant during the winter.
Plants benefit from growing in good soil, and the addition of compost is an effective way to condition it.
Common names of plants vary greatly, but officially, each plant has two Latin names.
Blue is such a calming shade and happily combines with any other color.
Thanks to many years of dedicated plant hybridizing, it is now possible to have four seasons of color in our gardens.
Evergreens that carry a garden through ice and snow are not the only candidates to create architectural form in our plantings.
When I began gardening, my aim was to have as many flowers as possible, but the longer I garden the more I appreciate the impact of colorful foliage.
Experienced gardeners know that benign neglect results in an unkempt garden.
Foliage colors are especially good for creating interesting beds and borders.
It is interesting to watch sunflowers turn their heads to follow the sun.
At this time of year we are tempted by all of the plants that are available, and we want to grow them all!
I recently saw a lovely bed in my neighborhood devoted entirely to annuals. It was full sun and composed predominantly of pink and blue flowers. At the back were tall cleome, commonly called spider plant.
Filipendula rubra produces airy rose-pink flower clusters that can be between 4-10 inches wide and rise above the plant’s deeply divided leaves presenting a regal appearance befitting its common name, Queen of the Prairie.
Digging up the root ball of an established plant completely and cutting it into sections actually benefits the plant.
A perennial is a flowering plant that lives for three or more years.
Perennial beds need to be well dug initially to loosen the soil and then amended with compost or other organic material.
There is a legend about a knight in armor who is walking along the bank of a river...
Vita Sackville-West's granddaughter Juliet Nicolson says that her grandmother's "presence still fills the garden."
Vita Sackville-West's planting philosophy : "Cram, cram, cram, every chink and cranny.”
Begonias are beloved because of their textured, colorful foliage, as well as their pretty flowers.
During the winter when I can’t actually garden outdoors, I plan many garden improvements and most of them include buying new plants.
O’Keeffe is an art world star and her paintings of larger-than-life flowers are unique.
Cape primrose is a wonderful houseplant because it blooms for a long period of time.
Moya Andrews is a Master Gardener and a member of the Bloomington Garden Club in Bloomington, Indiana. Learn more »
