Agastache was an easy pick for this month of September because as I strolled through my garden, I noticed three varieties in bloom and going strong. And with the glut of new cultivars in the marketplace over the past several years, I feel somewhat like a child in a candy shop trying to limit myself[...]
For the premiere of GGW Plant of The Pick of The Month, heuchera, we got a slew of conflicting and emotional responses. There were a few of us who couldn’t say enough great things about heuchera. As Nancy said: “A beautiful and versatile plant. I look forward to your pick on the 10th of each month.”[...]
In working with a couple this past spring on a design renovation of their backyard pool area and a design for their newly built guest house, they mentioned that they were bothered by some plastic covers on top of the grates in the front of their house. They asked me to do something about it. Because their request was a ‘by the[...]
When I sat down to write a post in response to Nan’s Garden Design Workshop this month, I thought I had a plethora of information to discuss on the construction and placement of arbors in my garden. But somewhere, a voice inside of me recalled that I already had written a post on this subject.[...]
I first heard about Russell Gardens Wholesale several years ago when its name continued to crop up in conversations with other gardeners or through local plant societies. I finally made the trip ‘out yonder’ to see if it was as good as all the perennial mavens said it was. It didn’t disappoint! Alan Russell is the[...]