Garden along the road less traveled

The Prairie Garden

Posted in Featured Articles, Gallery, landscaping

Few of us will ever see a true prairie like the pioneers of old had seen, but we still have the plants, and many of those are...

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Why Plant Perennials?

Posted in Featured Articles, perennials

With the economy still in the dumps, everyone is interested in growing their own food (including me), so what is the purpose in growing...

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Hellebores: Christmas and Lenten Roses

Posted in Featured Articles, perennials, plants

During the winter of 2009, I purchased some potted hellebore plants on clearance from Whole Foods Market. I had read about the Christmas...

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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 during the...

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Asclepias tuberosa ‘Butterfly Weed’

Posted in Featured Articles, perennials, plants

Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa, isn’t as popular as it could be. Maybe the combination of the “weed” appellation and...

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