Cut foliage to the ground and remove from the garden in fall after frost. Peony Shirley Temple is a soft pink almost white double flowered peony. An old standard that features very large, very fragrant, red double flowers.
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.
Remove the old flowers of Daylily Pardon Me as they become brown and unattractive. Cut back Daylily Pardon Me to within 6 inches of the ground after it has finished flowering. Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment...
It typically grows to 3-7' tall and to 2-4' wide. Each flower has a prominent and showy central staminal column of white to pale yellow anthers surrounding an even longer style. Best in moist, organically rich soils, but does surprisingly well in average...
In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Attracts pollinators Achillea Paprika produces fine textured, fern-like gray-green foliage that makes an excellent contrast for the tall blossom heads.
Good tolerance to extreme heat and humidity, and resistant to common root and foliar diseases. Lavender Hidcote is a compact mounded form typically growing to 20” tall and featuring deep purple-blue flowers and gray foliage.
The violet-blue flowers are similar to other cultivars of this species except they are held on purple stems that provide an added element of texture. Remove spent flower spikes to help extend the bloom period.
Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot.
That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil...
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid soft growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush...
Astilbe are a popular choice for shady gardens, where they perform well if given a rich, moist soil and regular watering. We highly recommend that you mulch your Astilbe Snowdrift with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending...
Although the foliage is evergreen, it may become scorched and tattered in extremely harsh winters, particularly if not sited in locations protected from cold winter winds and/or insulated by snow cover.
Older proven variety that's still quite popular! The Peony is an extremely long lived, hardy, shrub-like plant. Peony Karl Rosenfield is a red double flowered peony. Excellent cut flower.
Orange New Zealand Sedge forms a magnificently elegant arching mound of bronze-green finely textured leaves that looks fantastic when planted in groups of threes and fives or when used as the centerpiece of a large container.
Sporadic repeat blooms until frost, particularly in autumn. Foliage will usually retain some color in cold winter climates such as the St. Louis area. Divide clumps in spring every 3-4 years.A repeat bloomer.
In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds. We recommend feeding your Sedum Autumn Fire in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has...
Best massed or in groups. Effective in containers and hanging baskets. Thrives in sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility. Sedum Angelina is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun.
Color is brilliant and of even tone with a silky luster. This variety of peony makes for excellent cut flowers. Flowers are extremely showy, and foliage remains attractive throughout the growing season, either alone or as a frame or backdrop for other...
Use this native shade lover in open woodland gardens or along streams or ponds. 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...
Most of the water you put on the plant at first will run away from the plant until the soil is soaked. Mix in with ‘Stella De Ora' daylilies and garden phlox. Succulent upright, fleshy jade plant foliage of lighter green.
From late spring to early summer, violet colored flowers of Geranium Karmina form a striking carpet of color. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part of the stem of the plant with mulch.
Plants may repeat bloom throughout the summer. Salvia Blue Hills is a sun perennial with sky blue spikes of flowers rise above a mound of aromatic gray-green foliage and blooms June – September.
For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on. 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...
This is not to be rushed. ‘Fuldaglut' has green-bronze foliage high that flowers deep red in July and August at that height. An excellent low-maintenance ground-cover that always looks its best.
Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Aster Divaricatus plants that you dig a hole twice as wide...
Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens or woodland gardens. This variety features a mound of large, variegated, oval, which have deep green centers and wide irregular white margins.
Bloom typically commences in mid to late winter extending into early spring. Bloom period can be longer in mild winters. An introduction of Wayside Gardens of Hodges, South Carolina.
