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  • Growing the balloon flower Astra Double Blue

    Balloon Flower Astra Double Blue is a compact, well-branched plant. The interesting balloon-like buds swell to form (mostly) hollow, pillow-shaped structures before its starry petals unfold, and it resembles a hot-air balloon! Its compact, uniform habit makes a good selection for cut flowers, containers...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-17-2009

  • Growing the long blooming Ice Plant 'Red Mountain'

    Ice Plant ‘Red Mountain’ provides blooms from early summer until frost! At only 4 inches tall, the Ice Plant ‘Red Mountain’ has an unbelievable color for that prostrate ground cover you need. This plant is covered with daisy-like flowers that are pinkish red with creamy white centers. As the blooms age...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 11-15-2009

  • 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

  • Plant ‘All Gold’ Grass to brighten up a shady area!

    The brilliantly golden-green bamboo-like leaves of All Gold Grass add an appealing bright spot in a shady or woodland garden. This shade loving perennial grass is a new dwarf form of Japanese forest grass. It displays reddish flower plumes that adds even more interest late in the season. It is bright...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-31-2009

  • 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

  • Plant and Grow an Exceptional Daylily, ‘Fooled Me’

    The Fooled Me Daylily blooms in midsummer with extended flowering that lasts at least 16 hours each. With a diameter of 5.5 inches, this golden beauty creates a wonderful visual interest. Its award winning blooms boast "pie crust" crimped golden yellow edges with a deep red eyezone and a green...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-27-2009

  • The Appealing Sem Ash Leaf Spirea

    Sem Ash Leaf Spirea is a pinkish-red, fern-like spring foliage that unfurls along deep pink stems. It is especially valuable for northern climates since it thrives in zones 3 -7. Compact, better-branched, and more dense than others, it creates a tight, bushy little mound in the garden, making a fine...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 10-09-2009

  • 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

  • Polianthes or "Gray Flower"

    Polianthes Plant this bulb in the spring 2” deep and 6-8” apart after the last frost date. Provide consistent moisture throughout the growing season. Choose a moist, well-drained, humus-rich location in full sun. Feed the plant after the foliage appears and keep lightly moist . For growing in pots or...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 08-24-2009

  • Use Brunnera to add color to those shady areas.

    Brunnera needs to be planted in fertile, moist soil in partial shade to full shade. When you plant them, space them 24 inches apart, then water well and cut back after flowering to encourage a second blooming. If you need to divide them, it is best to do it in the spring. They bloom April and May Brunnera...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-26-2009
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