Tag Archives: flowering plants

2017’s Award-Winning Roses for the Garden

February 14, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Roses in the vase are lovely, but roses in the garden are better still. To choose which variety to plant in your garden this spring, look to these award-winning roses.

Repot Cactus Plants Without Getting Pricked

January 23, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Are cacti on your list of houseplants that need repotting? Or maybe you’re planning a midwinter trip to your favorite greenhouse, where you’ll pick up a bunch of prickly plants for a desert dish garden. Here are tips to repot …

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2017 Hosta of the Year

January 17, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Since 1996, the American Hosta Growers Association has singled out one superb variety each year to help nursery owners and gardeners alike choose among the hundreds on the market. Winning hostas are good growers in all regions, widely available …

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Perennial Plant of the Year 2017: Asclepias tuberosa

January 2, 2017 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Asclepius tuberosa has been named Perennial Plant of the Year for 2017. It is drought tolerant and deer resistant. It has long-lasting orange flowers that appear in summer. Its flowers feed adult butterflies, and its stems and leaves serve …

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Pink Peace Lily: Is That What This Is?

December 20, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

You may have seen a houseplant that looks a lot like a peace lily only with pink or red flowers instead of white. Here are the facts behind this sort-of look-alike, which is also called flamingo flower.

Witch Hazel, Winter Hazel: What’s the Difference?

December 13, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

With their similar common names and some similar characteristics, winter hazel and witch hazel can be easy to confuse. Here are the differences between these treasured shrubs that flower when little else is in bloom.

Hellebores As Houseplants? Tips for Their Care Indoors

December 6, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Visiting a garden center at this time of year may reveal pots of white-blooming hellebores among the poinsettia, Christmas cactus and other holiday favorites. These hellebores are usually selections and hybrids of Helleborus niger, also known as the Christmas rose.

Heucherella Honey Rose Lends Warm Color All Year

November 28, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: We love the foamy bells variety Honey Rose (Heucherella Honey Rose) for its toasty coral-pink foliage that adds warm color and lovely texture year-round in warm regions and into winter farther north.

Princettia: a Better Poinsettia for the Holidays

November 22, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: Poinsettia is the traditional choice for a holiday houseplant, but they can be a little gangly, with flower coverage that’s sometimes spotty. The Princettia line of poinsettia solves these problems. They’re compact poinsettias that make an even dome of …

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Non-traditional Holiday Houseplants

November 22, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Whether you’re looking for a host/hostess gift that’s a little bit different or you want to add some living cheer to your holiday decorations, check out these houseplants. We’ve looked past the usual poinsettia, amaryllis, Christmas cactus and cyclamen to …

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White-flowered Allium Mount Everest

November 1, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: ‘Mount Everest’ is a white-flowered allium amid a sea of purple options. It offers the same large, round flower heads of many of the other varieties, only in bright white. This white-flowered allium is akin to the popular ‘Globemaster’ …

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