May 3, 2019
These 10 drought tolerant plants will help you create a more water wise, low maintenance garden. Keep in mind that while these are drought tolerant once established, they will take anywhere from 2-5 years to fully establish and require less watering. If you’re experiencing an extended period of drought, these plants will also very much… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Garden Maintenance, Garden Tips & Advice, Gardens, Low Maintenance Gardens, Plants I Dig, Sustainability, Trends, Water-wise Gardening. Labeled as Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’, Coneflower, daylily, drought tolerant plants, Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress, echinacea, evergreen huckleberry, full sun plants, Giant Feather Grass, hameln drawf fountain grass, hemerocallis, irish yew, kniphofia, low maintenance plants, parrotia persica vanessa, pennisetum alopecuroides hameln, plants for full sun, plants that can handle drought, plants that can handle full sun, red hot poker, roman beauty rosemary, rosemary, rosmarinus officianalis roman beauty, stipa giangtea, taxus baccata fastigiata, vaccinium ovatumm, vanessa persion ironwood, water wise gardening.
March 19, 2019
If you have a hummingbird feeder, chances are it has some kind of red on it and that’s not by coincidence. The color red, along with other bright colors, is a favorite among hummingbirds because it helps them find the tastiest nectar. If you’re wanting to attract hummingbirds to your garden, these plants will do… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Garden Tips & Advice, Gardens, Plants I Dig, Wildlife. Labeled as bleeding hearts, Coneflower, coral bells, coreopsis, crocosmia, dicentra, echinacea, fuchsia, Fuchsia magellanica, hardy fuchsia, Heuchera, hibiscus, honeysuckle, how to attract hummingbirds, hummingbird attracting plants, hummingbird food, hummingbird garden, lonicera, mallow, montbretia, plants for butterflies, plants for hummingbirds, salvia, tickseed, Weigela.
January 19, 2018
With the Northwest Flower and Garden Show (February 7th-11th) coming up and Valentine’s Day, as well, pretty flower arrangements are on many people’s minds and they look so lovely in contrast to this gray, rainy weather. If you’re thinking of starting or adding to your cutting garden, these plants are great options and look beautiful in… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Cutting Gardens, Gardens, Plants I Dig. Labeled as allium, baby's breath, bells of ireland, Coneflower, cut flower arrangements, cutting garden, cutting garden flowers, cutting garden plants, dahlia, delphinium, echincacea, flower arrangements, flowering onion, flowers for accents, flowers for bright color, flowers for cut flower arrangements, flowers for fillers, flowers for flower arrangements, flowers for height, flowers for large blooms, flowers for unique shapes, flowers for vase fillers, gypsophila elegans, hydrangea, lavender, minoan lace, orlaya grandiflora, paeonia, peony.
August 23, 2017
As the summer starts coming to a close, there are still many different plants blooming this month. This is just a small sampling of some of our favorites that can be seen this time of year. Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)– Coming in many different colors from pure white to bright pink, coneflowers really add a pop… Read more >
Organized under Buds and Blooms, Plant of the Month, Plants I Dig. Labeled as Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’, august bloomers, august blooming plants, Autumn Joy Sedum, Burgundy Bunny Fountain Grass, Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, Hidcote Superior English Lavender, Kaleidoscope Abelia, Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote Superior’, Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Burgundy Bunny’, Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’, summer bloomers, summer blooming plants, what's blooming now.