For Dry Spaces : Plant List

Posted in general gardening, plant lists One of the most valuable pieces of plant information is a list of plants for a particular growing condition. There are always certain spaces in the yard which are difficult to use to good advantage, but with using a plant that either tolerates or likes that condition the problem is solved. This list contains suggested plants that I know grow in this part of Ohio. check with the resource...
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Avian Friends : Plant List

Posted in general gardening, plant lists Quicklist of plants to use in your efforts to make your gardens more environmentally friendly. There are repetitions in the lists when certain plants are supportive of more than one type of fauna in your flora. Plant List for Birds A LIST: Annuals: Dill Calendula Candytuft Cosmos Petunias Nasturtium Zinnias Bachelor buttons Perennials: Asters ...
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Tough Plants for Tough Places

Posted in general gardening, plant lists What do we do with those problems areas? Well, we might just want to pave them, but what if we need a few green things growing there? Here are some tough plants to try in those problem spots. Sunny and Dry: You’ll notice many of these plants originate in prairie environments. Read about a prairie garden. Sedums, including Variegated Sedum Spectabile, have succulent leaves. They look...
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Encouraging the Honeybees: Making a Bee Garden

Posted in Featured Articles, garden theme, insects, plant lists The honeybee populations of the USA have been drastically diminishing [Learn about Colony Collapse Disorder], and though no one knows exactly why, one factor is less foraging. We gardeners can do something about that! It is really important that you never use pesticides in your bee garden. They poison bees. Starvation is currently considered to be the leading cause of bee mortality.[1] So What...
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5 Choices for Living Christmas Trees

Posted in Seasonal Interest, plant lists, trees You have to plan a little early for success with living Christmas trees. Dig your planting hole before the ground freezes and be sure to keep your soil in unheated storage. Decide which tree you wish to put into your landscape plan this year.
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Ten Top Perennial Choices

Posted in general gardening, perennials, plant lists If I was reduced to ten plants around which to plan the gardening season, which would I choose? This post is based on the one I wrote for my blog, but I think I would stand by the thoughts written in 2004.This isn’t based upon the criteria of “what I liked the most” in a favorite plant, bloom, or season, but in what I think are the most useful, satisfyingly attractive,...
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