Heuchera Care

Tree roots are tough competitors for a small nursery plant to vie with.Poorly placed- Spot #2 was all wrong for viewing the plant. Two recent Dave's Garden articles display and describe theVaguely aware that my Heuchera would want some shade, I first...

Amend sandy or clay-based soil with a 2- to 3-inch layer of pine bark humus or other organic matter worked into the top 6 to 8 inches. Replant the divisions into the same bed 1 to 2 feet apart.

Here are three stunning examples of what you could plant in your cat-grazing garden. Try the following planter recipes to treat your cat. Eaton Canyon ( Pennisetum ) Fiber Optic Grass ( Scirpus Cernuus ) Evergold ( Carex ) Blue Oat Grass ( Helictrichon...

"YOO-ker-uh!" I thought. *Please note that “HYOO-ker-ah” is the pronunciation given in every print dictionary and online plant pronunciation source I have consulted. "Oh, yes, the YOO-ker-uh is very popular," she replied diplomatically.

Read on for more heucherella plant information.Heucherella and heuchera are both North American natives and both are suitable for growing in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 through 9.

However, among the many nontoxic, shade-loving ferns available are Japanese holly fern (Cyrtomium falcatum, USDA zones 6 to 10), Boston fern (Nephrolepis biserrata, USDA zones 10 to 12), rabbit's foot fern (Davallia fejeensis, USDA zones 10 to 12), hen...

(Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum') was named the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2004. It will achieve its best color with cool summer temperatures and a location in light or filtered shade.

If you're a relative newcomer to hostas, think beyond the leaves and discover a special beauty you never knew existed. In his much heralded reference book, "The Hostapedia"*, Mark Zilis lists 7,400 hostas, most differing in leaf shape, size, color, variegation...

They seem to be our herd's favorite summer treats. I cover up my evergreen shrubs with deer netting during the winter months and then usually remove it come spring, but after I took it off last week, they showed up and chomped away … So, the netting...

The resulting bouquet is practically guaranteed to elicit admiration and the question, ?Are those from your garden?? Worth of flowers from the grocery store or florist. Grasses and cuttings from shrubs such as arborvitae or spirea are unexpected and add...

Add a few to this year's garden for some happy-go-lucky charm. At a height of around three feet,offers a sturdy background for shorter annuals. Among them are, with pinkish-white flowers prominently feathered with green.

Turtleheads need moist, well-drained soil to grow in home gardens. The plants' size varies from tall specimens such; as Sunlight White that grows up to 3 feet tall and produces numerous large, white flowers, to Danish Dwarf that only grows 5 inches tall...

Ornamental cabbage and kale, which come in shades of deep green, cream and purple are equally lovely surrounding mums in the ground or in containers.Chrysanthemums and tomatoes don't make the most attractive pair, but some mums provide valuable protection...

Another evergreen with showy flowers, crimson bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) produces brilliant red flower clusters at branch ends primarily in spring and summer but nearly all year in mild winter climates.

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This autumn, consider planting perennials. "The time is not yet at hand!" Planting perennials in the fall is a kinder, gentler way to plant.Perennials planted in the spring have a tough row to hoe.

Canaliculatum or P. Bloom time is about a month earlier than the giant form.If you don't have room for the giant variety, consider planting the lovely variegated Solomon's Seal () , or pair the two.

California King Beds are impossible to photograph with other than an airplane or 'copter.For good measure and easy identification, put a few heuchera or astilbe in there to show off burned leaves.Tell a non-gardening friend to meet you in the Hot Bed,...

« More Dirt on Gardening » Tags Lists , Perennials , shade plants Plus, red-flowered varieties are adored by hummingbirds. Although traditional bleeding hearts ( Lamprocapnos spectabilis ) only bloom in the spring and go dormant in the summer, fern-leaf...

This tough plant grows in zones 3 through 11.) is another toughie that loves heat and sunlight. Acanthus is suitable for zones 6a through 8b or 9.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Most plants are suitable...

If you want your new or nextBut when you save seeds from year to year, as Jill M. Often they will be easier to grow from seed and will not change if allowed to pollinate in the wild.

With the holiday season approaching, isn't it time for you to consider growing Christmas Ferns in your garden? "Nature made a fern for pure leaves." Henry David Thoreau. A valued groundcover, Christmas Fern is often used to combat soil erosion on dry...

The intense purple fades to a brownish hue in late summer and then bursts forth with bright red and orange in autumn. Suitable for zones 6 through 9.– Black lace elderberry shows off purplish-black foliage with leaves that resemble.

Due to the overwhelming response to the original installment of "," I have put together a list of beautiful green-flowering cultivars of some favorite plants. Fortunately, (or unfortunately, however you look at it) you could have a specialized habit of...

Typically, this means the seeds must be exposed to about eight weeks of temperatures between 33 and 40 degrees F. Place the trays under the grow lights on seedling heat mats which raise the soil temperature five to ten degrees above the ambient temperature...

Unlike most other ornamental grasses, this variety not only tolerates, but actually thrives in shade. The plant takes on a tawny pink coloration in autumn, becoming buff-colored by winter.

These include garden art, planters and birdhouses.Since 2007, many perennials have been available in a 10-inch size, and additional one, two and three-gallonare available for many of the shrubs.