Color beyond the Frost
Color to Light Frost Color to a Hard Frost Color Beyond Frost Asters (Annual) Daisy, Marguerite Geraniums Marigolds Salvia c. ‘Lady in Red’ Sweet Potato Vines Purple Fountain Grass Asters (Perennial) Calibrachoa Cyclamen Diascia Gazania Geranium, Regal Mums Nemesia Oenothera ‘Lemon Drop’ Osteospermum Petunia Phlox Intensia Rudbeckia Salvia, Greggii & Victoria-types Stocks Verbena Alyssum Astilbe...
Rudbeckias: great summer color…and shade.
When we plant our gardens at the Greenhouse and Gardenshoppe, the immediate intention is to create display gardens that allow you to see many of the perennials that we sell in their full glory. However, our ‘Shoppe’ dogs are always sneaking into nooks and crannies within the blooms and blossoms to seek some solace from the...
Perennials: The Backbone of Your Garden
Perennials form the backbone of great gardens bringing dimension, color earlier and later than annuals. They chart the progression of the season as different varieties come into full bloom, lending every garden they grace a dynamicism that is unknown in annual only gardens. And, best of all, they can be planted throughout the growing season....
Re-blooming Delphiniums
The early summer blooms of Delphiniums are always so breathtaking and it is always bittersweet to watch as the last bloom stalk fades on our Delphiniums. But, take heart! You can bring back the Delphinium's glory for a pre-frost show.
Pruning Clematis
There is a very simply trick to pruning: watch and remember when your clematis blooms in order to know when you should prune.
Those Pesky Pests
As the popular saying goes, the best line of defense is a good offense. Meaning, in gardening terms, that we need to make our gardens more trouble than they are worth. We can do this in a variety of ways, by planning our gardens carefully, attracting the predators of our pests, and maintaining the health...
