Virtues: This late-blooming allium, or ornamental onion, has round purple flowers that appear in early to midsummer, later than most other alliums.
Drumstick Allium: Round Purple Flowers Grown from a Bulb
Author Archives: Meghan Shinn
Bulb Planting: Why and How to Pre-Cool Flower Bulbs
Do I need to “pre-cool” my bulbs before I plant them? How does that work?
An Easy Way to Blur the Line Between Patio and Garden
If your yard includes a patio between the house and the garden, you know it can serve as a great link between indoor and outdoor living. Yet because a patio is paved and includes furniture, it can sometimes seem more … Read Article
Grow Heliotrope for Its Most Fragrant Annual Flowers
Virtues: Heliotrope, or cherry pie plant, has very fragrant summer flowers and clean, textural green foliage. Heliotrope is a fine annual plant for butterfly gardens, window boxes, pots, the fragrant garden and more.
Annuals Aren’t Evil: Reasons to Grow Annual Flowers
Question: I’ve read some opinions on different blogs stating that annuals aren’t a great choice because the methods of producing them aren’t always ecologically friendly and because they take a lot of water and fertilizer to grow well. Your thoughts?
Bees, Pollinators and Beneficial Insects: Helpful Resources
Here’s a list of resources that will help you attract, identify and enjoy the beneficial insects in your garden.
Stake Your Plants: Kinds of Garden Stakes and Tomato Cages
Question: Can you walk me through the different kinds of garden stakes and which stake would be best for what plants?
Make a Butterfly Garden: Features That Attract Butterflies
If you hope to be attracting butterflies to your garden this summer, be sure to include these simple details. They are the key to a successful butterfly garden.
Vaccinium Red Pearl: Making it Easy to Fruit Garden
Virtues: Red Pearl lingonberry is a close relative of blueberry bushes (all are in the genus Vaccinium). It works well as a groundcover and produces edible red berries. Even without a distinct fruit or vegetable garden, you can grow fruit … Read Article
Direct Seeding and How to Protect Plants from Frost
In this video Tricia from Peaceful Valley talks about direct seeding and how to protect plants from frost.
How to Make a Climbing Rose Look Fuller
Here’s a very easy way to make a climbing rose appear more lush and cover an arbor or trellis better. Read Article