Below Virginia many nurseries and landscapers plant year around, weather permitting. They are drought and heat tolerant with long-lasting magnificent displays of large daisies with coned centers.A North American native in the Daisy family, Echinacea produce...
We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.
Blooms early to mid summer (later than both bearded and Siberian iris). However in winter, it is intolerant of both standing water and boggy soils where rhizomes may rot. , commonly called Japanese iris or Japanese water iris, is a rhizomatous beardless...
Dense mats may be grown together to form an interesting ground cover. Very hardy; good performer. Blooms in spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer. Although “Firewitch” dianthus might develop fungal diseases, such as leaf spot, rust...
Espoma starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. It is a naturally occurring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Once establish Geranium Biokovo will reduce the amount of mulch your garden...
Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.
Healthy green, maple-like leaves on branched stems form a sizable clump in the landscape. Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun. From midsummer into early fall, showy ruffled flowers of thick substance are produced at several nodes...
It was discovered in Uchte, Germany, by Beate Zillmer of Zillmer Pflanzen and is suitable for production in USDA Zones 4-9. In any event, cut plants back after flowering has concluded.
Foliage may yellow in hot summers if soil is allowed to dry out. This reliable, clump-forming perennial grows from 12-24” tall and 18” wide. Features 1 1/4″ diameter, pink to lilac, saucer-shaped, upward facing, 5-petaled flowers in spring for a...
Unlike most other species of Fall Aster, White Woodland Aster is suitable for shady sites. We love this product and use it on all plants we install in our own gardens. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant...
Meaning hedgehog or sea-urchin in reference to the spiny center cone found on most flowers in the genus. It typically grows in an upright clump to 2-3′ tall and to 1-1.5′ wide on sturdy, well-branched stems that do not need staking.
The flowers are very showy, and they make great cut flowers. Crocosmias are clump forming and bloom best in crowded conditions. The flowers bloom from summer through fall. It is cold hardy to zone 5, making this is a great perennial for northern gardens...
New plumes are continuously displayed all summer long and gently sway in the slightest breeze. 'Karley Rose' is a good choice for busy gardeners because it requires little or no pruning, is resistant to most insects, and tolerates drought well.
Sedum Angelina is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Also tolerates drought and heat. Excellent for use in containers. ‘Angelina' is a yellow leaved cultivar featuring spiky yellow leaves (to 3/4” long) that often...
Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients.
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. We highly recommend that you mulch your Aster October Skies with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability.
Dense mats may be grown together to form an interesting ground cover. Add lime to acidic soils to adjust the soil pH. Plants may die out in the center, however, if drainage is not superior.
Use this plant for cut flowers, in containers, for screening, for hedges, and of course, winter interest. Miscanthus Morning Light is deer resistant and easy to grow! It is also salt tolerant.
, commonly called northern blue flag, is a clump-forming iris that is native to marshes, swamps, wet meadows, ditches and shorelines from Manitoba to Nova Scotia south to Virginia, Ohio, Illinois and Minnesota.
Add lime to acidic soils to adjust the soil pH. Looks great in a container. Narrow, linear, gray-green leaves typically form a dense mound of grass-like foliage. The best mulch for the plant is pea stone or gravel, which helps keep the plant clean and...
Outward-facing, cup-shaped, creamy white flowers (to 2-3” diameter) with overlapping petals bloom atop reddish stems from late winter to mid-spring (March to May in St. Louis). They are noted for producing single, cup-shaped flowers (typically 2-3”...
* Grow in moist to wet soils in full sun to part shade. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitat types. May be grown in moist soils in borders as long as soils do not dry out. * Best naturalized in moist to wet soils in water gardens, bog gardens, wet...
Excellent cut flower. You can plant other peonies with staggered bloom times to extend the total peony bloom period to approximately 6 weeks during May and June. Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster.
You can plant other peonies with staggered bloom times to extend the total peony bloom period to approximately 6 weeks during May and June. Peony Felix Crousse is a shrubby plant that will typically grow to 3′ tall by mid-spring, bloom, display attractive...
Unlike other hostas, Sum and Substance is very large, 2 to 3 feet tall and 5 to 6 feet wide. Hosta Sum and Substance performs best outdoors in a perennial garden when planted in part to full shade.
Regular deep watering is advisable. Cut back stems to approximately 3-4 inches in late autumn. At the peak of bloom, a large plant can produce 20 or more flowers per day. It is native to wet spots (marshes, swamps, floodplains, river banks, moist meadows,...
For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. Remove the old flowers of Daylily Stella D'oro as they become brown and unattractive.
