March 29, 2019
Although we’re in the middle of our rainy season, the summer will soon be here which means hot weather and dry conditions. Drought tolerant plants are a biggie in water wise gardening, but so is mulching, watering, and the soil you use along with many other factors. By implementing just a few of these changes… Read more >
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February 14, 2019
Sarcococca, also known as Sweet Box, is a winter blooming favorite. The glossy, evergreen foliage is always welcome around this time of year when many other plants lack the greenery we so crave in winter time. While its foliage is a nice sight, the tiny white flowers are why we chose this as plant of… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Evergreen Foliage, Foliage, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig, Water-wise Gardening, Winter Gardens. Labeled as evergreen for shade, evergreen shrub, february plant of the month, fragrant, plant of the month, plant of the month february, sarcococca, sarcococca confusa, sarcococca hookeriana humilis, sarcococca hookeriana var digyna purple stem, sarcococca ruscifolia, sarcococca ruscifolia var chinensis, sweet box.
September 28, 2018
The Prairie garden style is usually characterized by swaths of grasses, horizontally structured plants, and repetition. This style is inspired by the open and flat mid-west landscape and its characteristics are used to bring attention to the relationship between the sky and landscape. This Prairie style lends itself well to bigger gardens but that doesn’t… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Gardens, Low Maintenance Gardens, Plants I Dig, Sustainability, Water-wise Gardening. Labeled as agastache, Autumn Joy Sedum, Black Eyed Susan, calamagrostis, cone flower, coreopsis, echinacea, eupatorium, fountain grass, Giant Feather Grass, hakonechloa macra, hidcote lavender, hyssop, japanese forest grass, joe pye weed, Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass, lavandula, May Night Salvia, miscanthus, Morning Light Maiden Grass, pennisetum, plants for garden styles, plants for prairie garden style, plants for prairie gardens, prairie garden style, Rudbeckia, salvia, sedum autumn joy, stipa gigantea, tickseed.
April 10, 2018
With our rainy spring weather hitting us in full force, many of us are probably in the mindset that we don’t need to worry so much about watering our plants right now. But what happens in the middle of July or August when the summer heat really sets in? While your plants might not need… Read more >
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March 7, 2018
We all love our perennial flowers because we can get them planted and established and then they continue to bloom year after year without a ton of fuss. But what about the fruits and veggies in your garden? We spend a lot of time amending the soil, sowing seeds, watering, keeping pests (and our furry… Read more >
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Water Wise Gardening
Plant of the Month: Sarcococca 
Plants for the Prairie Garden Style 
Garden Hack of the Month: Use A Rain Barrel 
Garden Hack of the Month: Perennial Fruits & Veggies 
