Now that the thrill of summer has passed and the warm colors of fall are fading with each passing storm, our eyes should be being drawn to attractive broadleaf plants like…
The Dreaded November To-Do List
Fall & Winter Can Be Colorful Seasons Too!
I just had the opportunity to sit through a class on plants for fall and winter interest… and it brought back home to me that there is no excuse for a drab garden in the fall, or even the winter, considering that there is a multitude of plants to choose from that will brighten our gardens over the next 5 to 6 months…
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Heath Or Heather? Whatever!
Common names for plants can often create confusion, especially among botanical nerds like myself. The main reason we like to rattle off multi-syllabic Latin names is that there is never any question as to what plant we are talking about. In the case of common names however, many different plants can share similar common names depending on what part of the country one comes from… My point here is that while common names can be misleading, in the case of heaths and heathers, nobody really cares! Not even the nursery professionals.
Now that spring has officially sprung to life, I find myself gazing upwards and admiring flowering trees everywhere. At the garden center, driving around town, walking around my neighborhood, traversing the local golf course… it is impossible not to be…