Tag Archives: flowering plants

Bronze Plants Bring Winning Color to the Garden

August 15, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Bronze may signal third place at the Olympics, but it’s a top-rate performer in the garden. Bronze-colored plants set a garden apart, and they’re easy to use because of their neutral color.

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.

L.A. Dreamin’ Hydrangea Has Foolproof Multicolor Blooms

August 8, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 0

Virtues: L.A. Dreamin’ bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla L.A. Dreamin’ or ‘Lindsey Ann’) delivers big, colorful flowers even after a frigid winter or a pruning mishap.

Go for the Gold Plants in the Garden

August 1, 2016 | Meghan Shinn | 1

The Summer Olympics open this Friday. While the world’s top athletes covet the gold medal, think about adding golden plants to your garden!

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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Plants We Love Dianthus Jolt Series

July 7, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Dianthus ‘Jolt’ is an interspecific dianthus. Jolt is the most heat-tolerant dianthus available to gardeners today. It is very durable with few diseases. And to add to its beauty, it continues to flower throughout the season without setting seeds. …

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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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Eryngium yuccifolium

July 1, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Rattlesnake Master- picture from Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati

Eryngium yuccifolium, also known as rattlesnake master or button snake root, is a clever combination of the appearance of yucca and sea holly—at least in the eyes of this gardener. A member of carrot/parsley family (Apiaceae), this native plant thrives …

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Plants We Love: Fanfare Blanket Flower

July 1, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Fanfare blanket flower is not for the subdued garden. This is a powerhouse of color and drama. It’s perfect for the garden that contains every color or for a monochromatic palette that calls for a punch of color here and …

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These Prairie Garden Plants Stand Tall

July 1, 2016 | Jennifer Smith | 0

Once I started working my way into the more naturalized area of the large sun garden, I noticed a great selection of wonderfully tall plants. Some are stunners and some seem to verge on being a bit thuggish. If …

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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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