Before covering butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, I pass on the best butterfly weed tip I know: it emerges late in spring. It is by far…
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Monarda didyma ‘Jacob Cline’, scarlet bee balm, rivals cardinal flower as one of the truest and deepest red flowers of summer. Difficult to photograph accurately,…
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Tulip poplar is one of the finest native trees in North America. Native to vast tracts of eastern North America, Liriodendron tulipifera is the largest growing…
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Golden columbine gets bigger and bushier than the more graceful and delicate American columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). Like American columbine, it is a herbaceous perennial native to…
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I waited an entire year to photograph foxglove Emerson (Digitalis purpurea ‘Emerson’). I’ve grown foxglove Emerson for some time but never photographed it well. Foxglove…
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Spigelia marilandica, Indian pink or woodland pinkroot, is irresistible to hummingbirds and is a long-flowering native perennial perfectly at home in the shade garden. You don’t see…
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A red buckeye I planted years ago was the first to yield actual buckeye nuts. I gave one buckeye nut to my son and another…
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Husker Red is a selected cultivar of Penstemon digitalis, an adaptable and easy to grow garden perennial native to the eastern half of North America.…
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I was wandering around the Georgia Botanical Garden when I was first introduced to Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’. Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’ Jessamine is a tough and undemanding…
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It’s April in Georgia, so upcoming garden musings may be a little azalea- and dogwood-centric. Without further ado, the subject at hand is the Korean…
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Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ (anise-scented sage) is a hummingbird magnet, hardy zones 8-10 and worth growing as an annual elsewhere. Both bees and butterflies…
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