What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...
* What it is: Salvia ‘Black and Bloom’ gets my vote as the No. 1 plant for attracting hummingbirds. This tender perennial (grown as an annual in central Pennsylvania) has tubular, cobalt-blue flowers ...
Ever feel like your yard is missing something, but you’re not sure what? Tall plants could be the secret ingredient that ...
Picture tulips lining the walkway, fragrant sage in the garden, and rose bushes in the backyard that will continue to bloom year after year. Unlike annual flowers (plants that complete their life ...
Have you noticed some of the spectacular blue and white flowers this summer? Among the ones that have attracted my attention are the white Cora vinca flowers. They are a summer annual, so they will ...
For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun ...
We talk and learn with everyone’s favorite neighborhood flower guy, J Schwanke. We talk and learn with everyone’s favorite neighborhood flower guy, J Schwanke, about how to make stunning arrangements ...
Asters, mums and goldenrod rightfully get a lot of the attention, but they are far from the only fall-blooming perennial flower to be celebrated in fall gardens. One that I’m particularly fond of that ...
Dreaming of a garden that looks lush and colorful without months of waiting? Fast-growing flowers can quickly fill your yard ...
Blue butterfly pea is a perennial tropical vine known for its striking, vibrant blue flowers. It has an interesting botanical name, Clitoria ternatea, because the flower’s shape resembles a human ...
As the daughter of a master gardener, I appreciate cool quirks of nature, even if I don’t have a green thumb myself. So when Ryan Leinonen, chef-owner of Trillium, explained that his restaurant was ...