Garden along the road less traveled

Blue Flax, Linum narbonense

Posted in Gallery, perennials, plants

Blue Flax is a piece of summer sky fallen into the garden, shimmering blue flowers reflecting clear unclouded heavens. Opening...

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The Blue Garden

Posted in Featured Articles

While color-themed gardens intrigue in the planning stages, they can be a bit difficult to pull off. One drawback is the self-limiting...

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Balloon Flowers Throw A Midsummer Party

Posted in Featured Articles, perennials, plants

When the Platycodons bloom in a midsummer garden they sport pastel balloon buds that burst into open stars of satiny blue, pink, or white....

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Endless Summer Hydrangea

Posted in Featured Articles, landscaping, plants, shrubs

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer' blooms on both new and old wood.The color depends on soil pH.

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Late Summer Leadwort

Posted in groundcover, plants

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides One plant that I really appreciate at the end of summer is the bright blue flowering plant sometimes known as...

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