Plants


Plant Profiles with Botanical and Common Names

Plants are your “media”, they are the sculpture, furnishings, and paint that you fill your yard with. You care about the colors, but the climate and the space, as well as the materials you have to work with all count. Get to know the plants and find the best fit for the effects you want. I like to use books, plant nurseries, and real life gardens to give me ideas for my own yard. You are the artist! Go for it.

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Plant profiles with some in-depth information on plant requirements really help when purchasing a new plant. It helps to give a good start to the plant by instructing about the conditions it needs. Height and spread are important to know when combining plants in a pleasing design, and when planning a landscape. Imagine a walkway with young plants that look neatly lined up along the side years later when reaching mature size. Will they still look neat?

Do you like to know the favorite plants of people who have been long time gardeners? I do. When creating a specific type of garden I like to know about the “general” type of flowers, too. It helps in “how” to prepare my garden beds and plans -what to expect in tasks and efforts. Annuals, perennials, and shrubs can all be mixed, and I like that sort of garden, but it is still important to know how they best thrive when combining them. Knowing the requirements of each type saves work. General pages like “Annuals”, etc. are the best when first planning and creating a garden. The advice given saves a lot of effort and mistakes. And disappointed expectations. That won’t be you. Besides, a garden is a changing and forgiving place… it truly is a fun place to learn all this. Experiment, change things up, have trial garden areas until you find what works for you and your place.

Here are a few :

lavender page| lavender | Lavandula vera

fragrant heliotrope| heliotrope [tender or houseplant] | Heliotropium arborescens | Garden Heliotrope

Chamaecyparis| hinoki cypress [evergreen shrub] | Chamaecyparis obtusa

hostas for shady places| hosta [perennial] | Hosta plantaginea | Funkia

starfire phlox| Starfire phlox [perennial] | Phlox paniculata | Garden Phlox

sweet woodruff| sweet woodruff [perennial groundcover] | Galium odoratum

Favorite Plant Category


More herb pages:

Marjoram
Thyme
Lemon thyme

Well Loved Plants and Stalwarts

Annual in Northern Climates:

Pelargoniums [tender or houseplant] | Garden Geraniums

Four O’Clocks, Mirabilis jalapa [annual]

Shirley poppies, Papaver rhoeas [annual]

Perennial in Northern Climates:

Achilleas [perennial]

Ladybells, Adenophora confusa [perennial]

Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla mollis [perennial]

Leadwort, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides [perennial]

Papaver orientale, Oriental Poppies [perennial]

Coreopsis verticillata,Threadleaf Coreopsis [perennial]

Siberian Iris, Hardy Elegance [perennial]

Echinacea, Coneflowers [perennial]

Lilium, Lilies [perennial bulb]

Peonies in My Garden [perennial] [shrub-like]

Shrubs and Trees:

‘Endless summer’ Hydrangea macrophylla [shrub]

Kolkwitzia amabilis, Beauty Bush [shrub]

Purple Sand Cherry [shrub] [small tree]

Pyracantha, Firethorn [shrub]

Bird’s Nest Spruce [shrub]


Featured Plant Pages

Roses

Tulips and Daffodils

Just Tulips

Small Bulbs

Perennials

Perennials I Grow

Annuals

Annuals for Color

List of Diminutive Annuals

Christmas Gift Plants


Plant Lists

Plants for Birds and Hummingbirds

Annuals Plant List

Perennials I’ve Grown

Cottage Garden Plants

Herb Garden Plants

List of Small Hardy Bulbs


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