Tag Archives: container gardening

Feed the Bees With Beedance Bidens Nonstop Flowers

August 15, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Draw bees and butterflies to your garden with ‘Beedance Painted Red’ bidens, which blooms spring through fall. Heat doesn’t stop these flowers, but it does have an effect on them.

Lure Hummingbirds With Salvia Summer Jewel White

August 1, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: ‘Summer Jewel White’, an award-winning tender salvia, draws hummingbirds, bees and butterflies with its tubular flowers. Meanwhile its compact size and pure white color makes it an easy addition to garden beds and containers alike. This ornamental sage makes …

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You Will Love ‘Bandera Purple’ Spanish Lavender

July 6, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Plant it in the garden, in a container, grow it as an indoor plant or give it as a gift. ‘Bandera Purple’ is at home just about anywhere. This lavender has a compact mounding habit that maintains a tight form. …

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Plants We Love: Petunia ‘Tidal Wave’

June 27, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

There is something exciting about an annual that has so many blooms that the word floriferous sounds like a major understatement, and can grow to an incredible four feet tall and wide. Petunias have long been a staple of …

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A Plant to Love: ‘Glamour’ Euphorbia

May 17, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love to incorporate euphorbia into the traditional garden, our container gardens, within a rock garden or even in large swaths. Often overlooked, once you’ve tried it you won’t want to garden without it. The delicate nature of the …

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Echinacea ‘Golden Skipper’ Attracts Butterflies to the Summer Garden

May 4, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This coneflower’s blooms are saturated with golden yellow color, and at 18-inches tall it’s perfect for smaller gardens as well as containers. ‘Golden Skipper’ reaches its mature size the first year, an attractive feature to impatient gardeners. It attracts …

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Edible Spotlight: Cleopatra Oregano

March 31, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Add a winner to your herb garden: Cleopatra is a 2015 All-America Winner. Unlike Greek and Italian oreganos, ‘Cleopatra’ has a mild, spicy flavor with a hint of peppermint. Many cooks prefer adding ‘Cleopatra’ to their roasted vegetables and …

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‘Geisha’ Allium is an Award Winner

March 7, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We ask a lot of our plants. We want them to be easy going, attractive and, if they are edible, to bring something different to the table. ‘Geisha’ allium does all that and more. It is a vigorous grower …

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‘Petite Jenny’ Ragged Robin, a Plant We Love

January 20, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This double-flowered little beauty is a dwarf form of the popular Blooms of Bressingham introduction Lychnis ‘Jenny’. The compact bushy clumps, just 14 inches tall, are topped with masses of soft lavender-pink flowers from early summer into autumn. As …

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Plants We Love, Petite Pillar Dwarf Boxwood

January 11, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

We love that this new boxwood from Monrovia requires little to no shearing to keep its gorgeous shape. Given its compact size, we can see sneaking it into all places around the garden, from the entryway to a space that …

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Edible Spotlight: Dolce Fresca Basil

January 4, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

This new basil is compact, fragrant and perfect for container and traditional gardens and it is delicious. The compact nature of ‘Dolce Fresca’, less than 2 feet tall, makes it ideally suited for container and windowsill gardens. This basil …

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