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Achilleas, Prairie Performers
Not all Achilleas are golden, but one of the more famous ones is, “Coronation Gold“. I have grown several types and I think they are all useful and attractive in the garden. The one thing that Achilleas seem to need is sun, which you get in prairie conditions. Let me introduce you to several...
Garden Ornaments: To Have or Have Not?
Garden ornaments are a tricky topic. You are going to risk offending someone or another if you say something is tacky… and it is just your opinion, anyway, right? Well, though my own taste tends towards the garden of little and classic ornament, I have seen all sorts of flourishes done well. From...

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Achilleas, Prairie Performers...

Not all Achilleas are golden, but one of the more famous ones is, “Coronation Gold“. I have grown several types and I think they are all useful and attractive in the garden. The one thing that...

Garden Ornaments: To Have or Have No...

Garden ornaments are a tricky topic. You are going to risk offending someone or another if you say something is tacky… and it is just your opinion, anyway, right? Well, though my own taste tends...

Golden Lemon Thyme...

Golden Lemon Thyme Originally uploaded by ccho I’ve written a new page on ‘ Lemon Thyme ‘ -come see. Like my page? buy me a coffee :)     

Thérèse Bugnet Rose...

In my garden journal I wrote: delicious bloom beside the driveway A word about the Thérèse Bugnet Rose. It is a very beautiful, hardy, fragrant, full blooming rugosa rose. That is a picture of it at...

Willow Tree, Gracefully Weeping...

Willow trees grow fast, but that is not the main reason to grow them. The main reason is their graceful presence in the landscape. The best known of weeping trees, it has been a memorable icon of fond...

Oriental Poppies...

Oriental Poppies, Sumptuous Silky Blooms Papaver orientale Oriental poppies are cold climate plants which need a sunny spot, with well-drained, moderately fertile, soil: the kind of conditions found in...

Pink Oriental Poppies...

Poppy Power Originally uploaded by Stuart’s Photos Not just orange red, but with a number of beautiful variations in color. I’m writing th enext article on the beautiful perennial, Papaver...

Papaver Rhoeas, Fairy Tale Flowers...

These are flowers to illustrate fairy tales, and so easy that a child can grow them successfully. In fact, once you plant them, they may just grow on their own happily ever after. They are one of my...

The Color of Brick and Your Flowers...

I’ve seen a lot of interest in trying to choose attractive plantings for a brick home. This is related to the general choices of creating harmony between the house and the landscape. Just as certain...

Fringe Trees, Fragrant and Fluttery...

My first introduction to fringe trees was through the writings of Helen Van Pelt Wilson. Descriptions of their fragrance and delicate bloom exposed Wilson’s obvious love for her dooryard addition...

White garden, Sissinghurst...

White garden, Sissinghurst Originally uploaded by jillyjally Making a post on white gardens, this represents a quintessential example of what can be created with white flowers and gray foliage....
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