Sweet Kate has brilliant gold foliage that will brighten any shady spot. Few plants shine as brightly as Sweet Kate does in the shade garden. Sweet Kate is an easy-to-grow perennial that produces a profusion of unusual deep-blue flowers from summer to...
Crosiers flip over backwards to form tassels as the newly emerging fronds unfurl, hence the common name of tassel fern for this plant. Specific epithet means “many eyelashes” in reference to the bristly scales found on the stipe and rachis.
Hosta Sum and Substance performs best outdoors in a perennial garden when planted in part to full shade. Genus name honors Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host (1761-1834). Any all purpose, foliage fertilizer will work for Sum and Substance.
Few ferns offer the seasonal color variation that Autumn Brilliance fern do. Reddish frond color often returns in autumn after first fall frost. So named due to its copper color when young, the semi-evergreen Autumn Fern matures to a lovely dark green.
In cold winter climates, a winter mulch applied after the ground freezes will help prevent root heaving. It is a clump-forming perennial which typically produces a compact, basal mound of rounded to lobed (maple-like) leaves usually with distinctive veining.
Only do this if you feel that your plants are getting that tired or worn-out look. If possible try to water Gaultheria procumbens in the morning to give the thick foliage time to dry before the onset of darkness.
Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give the plant a boost of nitrogen potash that will be needed for healthy...
Prefers moist, humusy soils, but tolerates poor soils. Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Geranium maculatum forms a mound of foliage that grows to 24″ tall and 18″ wide.
In warmer climates, cut it back in the spring before it begins to bud. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.
Its probably one of the most popular choices for the home landscape. Hosta Albomarginata has soft green leaves with white bands, making it very striking. Hostas are not only known for their flowers, they also provide bright color in shade with wonderful...
Plants typically grow to 16” tall. Flowers appear at the tips of branched stems clad with evergreen dark green leaves which are divided into glossy, leathery, deeply-lobed, often toothed, lanceolate to elliptic segments.
Achillea Moonshine makes a beautiful cut flower! Achillea Moonshine is an excellent deer-proof perennial that attracts butterflies. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill...
Cut back yarrow to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.
Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls. Peonies are a standard of the perennial border, both as specimens and in groups. Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster.
It is a marginal aquatic plant that forms a clump of narrow, arching-to-erect, sword-shaped, blue-green leaves (to 24” long and 1” wide). Wear gloves when dividing the rhizomes.
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.
Deer resistant. Makes a great ground cover for shade. Cool season plant. It makes a great woodland ground cover and “spiller” for containers. Whorls of hooded, large true purple flowers stand out against silver foliage edged in green.
One of the oldest perennials in cultivation, Bleeding Hearts produce graceful arches of heart-shaped flowers that “bleed” white. It prefers no direct sun—a delight for shade gardeners—and blooms happily in April and May.
Remove faded flowers to promote continued bloom. Root rot commonly attacks plants grown in poorly drained soils. Lavender Provence is a popular hybrid lavender for the herb garden.
May also be grown on difficult sites such as stone walls. Good edging plant. Dense mats may be grown together to form an interesting ground cover. Consider shearing plants back after main flush of bloom in order to tidy the planting and to promote additional...
Achillea Strawberry Seduction has rich, velvety red flowers that dance atop long stems. Prune the central stems of the yarrow if they begin to die back. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked.
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Remove the old flowers of Hibiscus Luna Red as they become brown and unattractive including the seed pods.
Imagine a 4 foot wide patch of grass with long narrow leaves reaching 3 feet into the sky and gently swaying in the summer breeze. They work particularly well in craft projects when dried.
The flowers bloom from summer through fall. The Crocosmia is also commonly known as Montbretia. It is cold hardy to zone 5, making this is a great perennial for northern gardens that want a tropical look.
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant.
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.
The best time to prune St John's Wort Red Fame is in the early spring, to encourage more branching, flowers and berries. St John's Wort Red Fame is the perfect addition to any sunny or somewhat shady garden.
