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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Excellent plants for gardening beginners (and experts).
Gomphrena pulchella ‘Fireworks’ is a tough and elegant annual for the summer garden. The first time I saw Gomphrena ‘Fireworks’ I thought it was Verbena bonariensis.…
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Joe Pye weed, native to the eastern United States and Canada, is one of the great herbaceous perennials of late summer and early fall. It…
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Scheherazade’ is spectacular. Bred by Judith Freeman, ‘Scheherazade’ is considered an Orienpet hybrid, a cross between a trumpet lily and oriental lily. The original goal…
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Little Honey oakleaf hydrangea is unexpectedly great. I had seen photographs in catalogs for years and had reservations. So often mutations and sports of plants…
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Therese Bugnet rose is a Rugosa. Typical of Rugosa roses Therese Bugnet is cold hardy and disease resistant. Also typical of Rugosas, it flowers with…
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Mrs. Scott Elliot columbine is a hybrid of Aquilegia caerulea, Rocky Mountain columbine. You tend to see Mrs. Scott Elliot columbine offered from various seed companies in…
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Hemerocallis fulva, tawny or orange daylily, has been planted in American gardens forever it seems. As you drive rural roads during early summer, the flashes…
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Oxeye daisy’s golden disc surrounded by white rays is a flower form familiar to us all.
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Roses can be a challenge, for sure. Disease resistant roses seem few and far between at times, but here are some potential winners for your garden.
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New Dawn is a rarity in rose gardening: a beautiful garden plant. Individual flowers may not win a rose show, but when those pale pink roses open by the hundreds in mid-spring, the lesson is complete.
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