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Plant this Amazing 'Blue Oat Grass' for Color and Texture

The Grass 'Blue Oat Grass' is the best choice for an accent in the landscape because of its color and texture. It is a cool season, clump-forming ornamental grass with eye catching steel-blue foliage. Handsome flowers appear in June and grow 1-2 feet above the leaves. Its neat, bristly mound...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 02-21-2010
Add Drama to Your Garden with the ‘American Icon’ Hosta

The ‘American Icon’ Hosta is an impressive and dramatic plant with large rounded green leaves. Growing into a huge clump, this perennial can grow a large form that reaches 5-6 feet wide! An outstanding sport from Hosta ‘Choo Choo Train’, ‘American Icon’ has green leaves that are emblazoned with a bright...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 02-07-2010
Amaryllis in the Winter!

Yes, that is snow in the background, and lots of it! This beautiful amaryllis flower has brought a little hope of spring into my home, and helps me endure the worst of the winter. Of all flowering bulbs, I have found that the amaryllis is the easiest to bring to bloom. A few weeks ago I brought it...

Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 01-06-2010
Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ will brighten any landscape!

Looking for an accent shade perennial to brighten up your landscape? Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ is a beautiful plant that forms a robust clump of lacy foliage. This deep blue-green waxy foliage features a light silver overlay. With this unique look, ‘Delft Lace’ will add excitement to any garden! Astilbe 'Delft...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 12-19-2009
Enjoy Clematis 'Arctic Queen' and its gorgeous double white blooms

The Clematis Arctic Queen has the strongest habit of any double clematis, and it is very free flowering. You can enjoy the creamy-white, fully double, 5 inch flowers that are produced on both the old wood and current season's growth from May through August. Clematis are prized for these incredible...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 12-08-2009
The Yummy-Looking ‘Chocolate Chip’ Ajuga

‘Chocolate Chip’ Ajuga is most noted for its dwarf habit and its chocolate foliage. It typically forms a foliage mat to only 2” tall of tiny, shiny, oval leaves (1/2” across) which are chocolate colored with burgundy highlights. The flowers appear in spring and are 4” in height with a plant width of...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 11-30-2009
Tall Phlox

These lovely tall phlox are so easy to care for and come back faithfully every year. If they get too thick, I just dig them up, plant them in other areas, or give them to friends and neighbors. My Shortwood Tall Phlox have large clusters of bright pink flowers that contrast nicely with the dark green...

Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 09-20-2009
Interesting Container Ideas

If you are looking to decorate the outside of your home, try decorative planters. They allow you to bring living plant material in areas that you might not otherwise be able to. With as many choices that are out there today, you can get containers in about any size, shape, or color that you can imagine...

Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 07-26-2009
A Daylily Is A Must For My Garden

I can't think of another perennial that displays so much color this time of year. I just finished watering my mother-in-laws garden and I took this picture of a yellow daylily.

Posted to Your Outdoor Living Area (Gallery) by jeff-nhn on 07-23-2009
Mango Meadowbrite Coneflower

Doesn't the name Mango Meadowbrite bring up colorful images? I know it does for me. The Mango Meadowbrite Coneflower Echinacea hybrid 'CBG Cone3' has been released as the second Coneflower from the Chicago Botanic Garden breeding program. If you are familiar with the Orange Meadowbrite Coneflower...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-20-2009

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