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  • Maple Tree and Colorful Container Plants

    What do you do about the space under a tree where no grass or plants will grow? I had a landscaper add rocks and mulch around the base of my maple tree. I have fun with my "container flower garden", and I like having the freedom of experimenting with different shade plants each year. Some of...
    Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-07-2009

  • Colorful Container Plants

    In the front of my house by the garage, I have always planted impatiens in my large containers for color, along with some spike plants for height and contrast. It is a shady area, but this year I decided to add some nasturtiums. What surprisingly easy plants to grow, and they did so well in the...
    Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-07-2009

  • Nightshade Bittersweet Plant

    This climbing Nightshade Bittersweet has beautiful small purple flowers. They grow upside down (like Turk's Cap) and the petals fold back on themselves with a bright yellow stamen. They are gorgeous flowers but too tiny to see from afar. What I do like about this plant are the bright reddish/orange...
    Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-07-2009

  • The Sunburst Cherry--Perfect for a Small Garden

    The Sunburst Cherry is a cross between the Stella and the Van Cherry . It is a large dark-skinned sweet cherry that is very similar to the Stella Cherry. It is a late season eating cherry producing large sweet fruit which is almost black when ripe. The Sunburst Cherry has a sweet and gorgeous flavor;...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 10-05-2009

  • Autumn Joy Sedum -- What a Fall Flower!

    The Autumn Joy Sedum can give you that lasting color in the fall when all other plants lose their luster. This plant is great for the beginner gardener! It lets you divide it, transplant it , and all it needs is a little tender loving care. The only attention mine ever get is a little watering...
    Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 10-03-2009

  • The Beautiful Aristocrat Flowering Pear

    The Aristocrat Flowering Pear Tree is a large, beautiful tree that is attractive in all four seasons . It produces masses of early spring flowers that are a lovely white, then followed in the summer by bright, glossy green, disease resistant foliage. These wavy leaves turn a deep to reddish-purple in...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-30-2009

  • The Fabulous Amur Chokecherry Tree

    What an outstanding tree for small spaces! Amur Chokecherry Tree is a small tree that can be used as a specimen, street tree, or even a patio plant! It is ideal for limited spaces because of its smaller size. Its name comes the Amur River that flows for 1,000 milies as the natural boundary between Russia...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-24-2009

  • 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

  • Eastern Whitebud Ornamental Tree

    The Eastern Whitebud Tree is a small deciduous tree that is adaptable to other soil types, but will not grow well in permanently wet or poorly drained soils. Growing best in full sun to light shade with moist well-drained deep soil, it is commonly used as either an ornamental or patio tree. The Eastern...
    Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by barb-nhn on 09-19-2009

  • Black Eyed Susan as a Foundation Plant

    I was visiting our daughter in Iowa last week. A few years ago she had started planting a couple of Black-eyed Susans every summer. This process and growth has taken about 4-5 years and the end result is very eye catching. As you turn the corner to enter her street, these yellow beauties just pop out...
    Posted to Member Gardening Photos (Gallery) by Bobbie Joe on 09-18-2009
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