Clematis Is Happiness
If you are a Clematis junkie like I am, June is the month when many of them engulf my garden. I may complain about bindweed twining its way around everything but I’ll never complain about being engulfed in Clematis. I’ve…
CALAMINTHA NEPETA SUBSP. NEPETA
Calamint, Lesser Calamint Calamintha 'Montrose White' with Coreopsis 'Star Cluster', Cleome short white, and Heliotrope…
Do You Know Your Hibiscus?
Hibiscus is both the common and botanical name for three different species of this genus. Many people think first of tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) when they hear the word while gardeners will think of either Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) or…
Spring is Coming
Eranthis among ornamental grass foliage Galanthus poking through fallen leaves Crocus tommasinianus - love those bright orange stamens; this one that the squirrels supposedly ignore. Signs of Spring are plentiful. In between bouts of snow, we are seeing more sunny…
Going Native
The mantra of the day is “Plant native.” Does this mean that we should plant only native plants in spite of the fact that there are thousands of plants that are not native to the United States? Some say that…
Perennials with Long Bloom
[caption id="attachment_7694" align="aligncenter" width="460"] Xeriscape garden: Nepeta,Spiraea, Paeonia, Eryngium, Anthemis[/caption] If you want to design or install a colorful, low maintenance landscape, you will be looking for long blooming perennials and perennials or woody ornamentals that have colorful foliage. Hopefully,…
Winter Reading
Winter is finally here. Although December is supposedly part of winter, we had barely any snow and the month was the second warmest in Cleveland recorded history since 1938. Today, January 7, looks like a proverbial winter day should, with…