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What are Ajuga plants?

Ajuga is one of the most common perennial groundcovers, and with good reason. It grows fast, is low maintenance, and is quite hardy. It displays attractive leaves and lovely blue flowers in the spring. If you are looking for a perennial ground cover to survive in a shady area, this is the plant you want...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-15-2009
What is a Fothergilla?

The Fothergilla is a deciduous shrub growing to 3-6 feet tall with slender downy twigs. It is a compact, slow-growing, shrub with a dense, mounded, upright-spreading habit. Its best ornamental features cover all seasons. It displays fragrant spring flowers, summer foliage, and superior fall color. In...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-21-2009
Autumn Olive Berries

If you are looking for healthy berries, the small edible olives of the Autumn Olive Tree ripen in September and taste very much like cranberries. The flavor of Autumn Oilve berries is also reminiscent of other fruits from currants to peaches and is crammed with nutritional value . Autumn Olives are tart...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-20-2009
What is a Sweetshrub?

Sweetshrub is a care free plant that produces maroon to dark rusty brown flowers with a variable fragrance. It displays yellow fall foliage; stems and leaves are fragrant. Flowers give way to brownish, urn-shaped fruits (seed capsules) which mature in fall and persist throughout the winter. Sweetshrub...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-07-2009
Are Rhododendrons evergreen?

Rhododendrons are ornamental, acidic-soil loving broad-leaf evergreens . They grow best in partial shade and need protection from strong winter winds. They love to be planted with pre-moistened peat moss, and well drained soil is a must! Use in mass, group or specimen for shrub borders, mixed borders...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 09-02-2009
Growing Sparaxis or Wand Flower

Some gardeners like to plant bulbs and others just like to have the bulbs in the ground, planted. If you fall into the second group, you'll like Sparaxis ! These bulbs need just two inches of soil over them and can often be planted by just poking them in with your finger. What a quick and easy way...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-28-2009
How to care for Chinese Lantern Lily (Christmas Bells)

The Chinese Lantern Lily produces uniquely shaped, bright orange flowers, which bloom all summer long on short stems. The little flowers are shaped like Chinese lanterns or hanging bells. The Chinese Lantern Lily will bloom all summer long in the right climate and prefers well-drained soil and full to...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-27-2009
An easy to grow flower, Stoke's Aster

Stoke’s Aster What an easy plant to grow, and you receive a generous amount of long lasting flowers! In late spring it sprouts several erect stems which have smaller clasping leaves. It stands about 1-2 feet in height with fluffy blue to lavender flowers that are 2 to 5 inches in diameter. These shaggy...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-25-2009
Indian Hyacinth Care

Indian Hyacinth (Camassia esculenta) Indian Hyacinth has soft blue-violet flowers. It is an excellent naturalizer and native to North America. This wild-looking plant adds interest to beds, borders and rock gardens. It is a perennia l plant with long grass-like leaves and violet blue star-shaped flowers...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-18-2009
Growing the Perfumed Fairy Lily or (Childanthus fragrans)

These delicate little fairies, with very fragrant and clear yellow flowers, are sure to please! This tender bulb is from Peru and belongs to the Amaryllis family. It has large, spherical bulbs out of which grow slender, grayish-green leaves. Yellow flowers, resembling the Narcissus, are produced in clusters...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-10-2009

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