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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
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
For A Nice Variety Try The Organic Roman Candle Tomatoes

The Organic Roman Candle Tomato Solanum Roman Candle (Tomato) is quite an eye catcher. The shape is similar to a banana. It's bright yellow skin is a wonderful contrast with other regular red tomatoes or any mix of tomatoes . The flesh is white and tasty. Their size is 4 to 6 inches long. You will...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-28-2009
Heritage River Birch 'Cully' Adaptable To Weather

The Heritage River Birch Betula nigra 'Cully' is a very hardy plant. It is adaptable to cold winters 40 degrees or lower as well as hot summer temperatures. Overall this tree gives lots of reasons to make it very desirable such as the fast growth and the fact that is it widely adaptable to different...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 03-10-2009
Climbing Hydrangea Is Beautiful And Refined

The Climbing Hydrangea hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris is a deciduous vine that is often used to cover fences, walls, or even arbors. I have even seen it on a mail box post and curling around the mailbox itself. It can be used as a ground cover as well. The leaves of the vine are a wonderful lustrous...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-21-2009
Beijing Gold Peking Lilac A New Tree Lilac

If you love the smell of Lilacs but would prefer a tree to a bush, this is the answer for you. The Beijing Gold Syringa pekinensis 'Zhang Zhiming' is a new tree lilac. It flowers with yellow fragrant blooms and has cinnamon colored bark making it a wonderful ornamental tree for your landscape...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 01-18-2009
Bloodgood London Planetree Most Popular

The Bloodgood is one of the most popular of the London Planetrees. Bloodgood London Planetree Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood' is the best known planetree as well. It is sometimes called a London Sycamore . One of the best assets of this tree is their exfoliating bark that is creamy white to...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-26-2008
Diane Witch Hazel Shrub Or Small Tree?

The Diane Witch Hazel Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' ' can be grown as a shrub or small tree. Its that versatile. This Witch Hazel is a beautiful shrub year round. You will need a big area for it since it can grow to 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide. But it will stand out on its own or along...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-23-2008
Blue Shadow Fothergilla With Striking Leaves

The Blue Shadow Fothergilla 'Fothergilla x intermedia 'Blue Shadow' is a new variety of Fothergilla that originated from the 'Mt. Airy' variety. This Fothergilla boasts blue gray leaves. In April/May it will produce new foliage that looks like feathers. There are also white flowers...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-22-2008
Osage Orange Trees Are Not Oranges

The Osage Orange tree goes by many names. You may hear it called a Mock Orange, a Hedge Apple or even a Bodark tree. The Osage Orange is a Dioecious tree meaning it has unisexual reproductive units so some will be male and some female. The female fruits but the male does not. The female is wind pollinated...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 12-07-2008

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