The Beauty is in the Details
How often do we hear the phrase the ‘Devil is in the Details’? The phrase highlights how the success of a project hinges on the many small details that often are overlooked. No project is certainly more befitting of this phrase than the creation of a successful garden. One such detail that always brings surprise and beauty is the unexpected appearance of flowers from bulbs, corms or other geophytes we long forgot adding to the garden….
June 2024 Plant of the Month – Northern Maidenhair Fern
A Maiden every Discerning Gardener Needs
Green is a color most people do not often consider for the theme of a garden. It is a color found in few flowers, yet it clearly abounds through foliage. In fact, blending together plants with foliage of different sizes and shapes can create a textural garden with wonderful outcomes. Ferns are a great consideration for such gardens…
May 2024 Plant of the Month – Woodland Peonies
Woodland Peonies for Great Seasonal Drama
I couldn’t imagine a Garden in May without Peonies. From the days of my youth, I remember their vibrant flowers, accompanied by a wonderfully sweet scent that my mother and grandmother always revered! The flowers range from single blooms with one ring of petals to the full doubles displaying countless petals. The abundant petals of the doubles pique the interest of most gardeners, yet the weight of the flowers following a spring rain often brings the floral stems to the ground…
April 2024 Plant of the Month – Jeffersonia diphylla
A Flowering Ode to Jefferson
Botanical plant names often prove to be a stumbling block for gardeners. They are meant to impart descriptive details about the plant, yet understanding the Latin or Greek roots of the names can prove troublesome. To add to the confusion, in some instances the botanical name honors individuals who were important in horticulture. This can be equally as mystifying since many of these honored individuals lack widespread recognition. However, one plant that should instinctually draw recognition for the honoree is Jeffersonia diphylla, commonly called Twinleaf. The name pays tribute to Thomas Jefferson…
March 2024 Plant of the Month – Adonis
No Mere Mortal of a Flower!
Try as we must, there will always be more plants than a dedicated gardener can possibly learn in a lifetime. Trust me, I am trying! Of course, when you consider the diversity of environments found worldwide and the diversity of plants that have resulted, it is certainly understandable! The challenge is further complicated by spring ephemerals whose lifecycle dictates a 9-month period of dormancy following flowering and seed set. Garden Centers are hesitant to offer such plants, since they will appear as an unappealing pot of lifeless soil throughout the summer and fall.
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