Perennials Articles
Winter provides time to refresh, reflect and ready ourselves for spring. Here’s how I’ll be starting off the new year.
As the gardening season comes to a close, now is the time to look back and reflect on all of the things your garden has taught you this year. What are you thankful for this November? We asked our followers and were heartened by their thoughtful responses. Perhaps they will instigate a few memories of this past season for you, too.
TOP 3 REASONS TO GROW ‘EMPRESS WU’ HOSTA
TOP 3 REASONS TO GROW 'Paint the Town' Magenta Dianthus
Roses don’t have to be difficult, and this carefree rose proves it! Ringo All-Star shrub rose is as easy to tend as any other shrub in your landscape.
TOP 3 REASONS TO GROW ‘EMPRESS WU’ HOSTA
TOP 3 REASONS TO GROW DOLCE® ‘WILDBERRY’ HEUCHERA.
Whether your landscape is in the sun or shade, it’s easy to find a spot for this tidy, versatile shrub. Watch it draw in pollinating bees and butterflies with its softly fragrant, skyward-pointing, abundant flower spikes every year in early summer, bridging the gap between spring and midsummer bloomers.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could bring the color of the sky down to eye level? You can with Let’s Dance Sky View® reblooming hydrangea! Though hydrangeas like this typically bloom pink in alkaline soil, modern breeding has made it easier to shift their color to blue when you adjust your soil’s chemistry. That makes it possible for many more people to enjoy blue hydrangeas in their gardens.
Roses really can be easy to grow! Plant Oso Easy Peasy® rose in a sunny spot and watch it pump out its magenta blooms from early summer through frost with no need to remove the spent flowers.
