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Plant Sedum ‘Fulda Glow’ for an excellent groundcover

Sedum ‘Fulda Glow’ creates a striking color of beautiful bronze-red foliage that persists all season long. It is an easy to grow, drought tolerant sedum with rose red flowers that appear on short stalks over the plant in late summer. These flowers are then followed by reddish seed pods. Being a vigorous...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-21-2009
What is Creeping Thyme?

Creeping Thyme is a low growing mat that is covered with hundreds of rosy-red flowers in summer. Since it is a strong grower, it is ideal as a drought tolerant lawn substitute, or as a groundcover for planting between flagstones, tolerating moderate traffic. Thyme spreads by growing from one set of leaves...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-18-2009
Growing the Veronica 'Eveline'

The Veronica 'Eveline' is an easy to grow perennial with purplish-pink, dense, extra tall flower spikes that bloom throughout June to September. With an upright plant habit, it is quite stunning when planted in containers or in mass plantings. In the cool weather of fall, you receive an added...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-13-2009
Is the Beaujolais Bonnets a pincushion flower?

Scabiosa ‘Beaujolais Bonnets’, has an unusual and interesting color; also called a pincushion flower! A mound of green foliage offers a wonderful contrast to the blooms from late spring through midsummer. These flowers also add a unique quality to fresh cut or dried floral arrangements. This Scabiosa...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-13-2009
Can you suggest a colorful fall plant?

How about the ‘Bolero’ Mum for a colorful fall landscape? A hardy garden mum, bigger and better than the standard mum, this ‘ Bolero’ Mum will create a beautiful display for your fall landscape. It provides an abundance of blooms that are 3.5 inches wide, deep gold, and daisy-like. These flowers appear...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-12-2009
Is the ‘Candy Mountain’ Foxglove flower always “looking up”?

Foxglove ‘Candy Mountain ’ is the first foxglove ever to have upward-facing flowers instead of the usual downward-facing ones! What a new and unique feature. This flower allows you to view its beautifully speckled throats from above instead of below, and this little difference make a big impact. The...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-09-2009
Where should I plant ‘Broadway Lights’ Shasta Daisy?

Broadway Lights Shasta Daisy does well in Zones 4-11 and in full sun or partial sun. It needs a soil that has been enriched with organic material such as compost, leaf mold, or cow manure. It should be kept watered during the growing season, and it is essential to have good drainage. The Shasta Daisy...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-31-2009
Where does the Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) grow best?

The Bleeding Heart should be planted in full sun to partial shade, but it will also do well in full shade. This plant is somewhat heat tolerant and needs moist soil, so do not let the soil dry out. Putting a 2 to 3 inch layer of compost around the bleeding hearts in spring will help retain soil moisture...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-30-2009
Growing the Bright and Colorful Neon Sedum

The Neon Sedum has huge domed flowerheads with bright magenta-rose flowers. These flowers add an interesting and attractive appearance, and hardiness, to any garden. Along with its dark gray-green foliage, and being one of the most beautiful sedums , Neon makes a great choice for fall color. Since it...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-29-2009
How tall does Angelina Sedum get?

Sedum Angelina has brilliant, needle-shaped, golden yellow foliage. It is a vigorous mat-forming perennial plant. It grows only four inches high, but spreads up to 24 inches wide. In the colder climates its foliage will turn a gorgeous orange in the fall! Angelina prefers well drained soil and should...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-28-2009

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