Flowers

Tropical Fever

February 27, 2015 Flowers, Gardening, Landscape Design, Travel
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I’m still remembering sun and warmth. Someone asked us, “Why did we come back?” Merely a matter of.

Tropical Flora

February 20, 2015 Flowers, Gardening, Landscape Design
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I managed to escape a week of snow and chill in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico but returned to burst.

Counter the Winter Blahs with Floral Delight

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Northeast Ohio residents have been lucky so far. Temperatures have been above normal and snow shovels are rusting.

My Rant on Plant Names

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I’m a stickler about color. Few things drives me crazier than reading a plant name that is not.

Nicotiana

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In the ideal perennial garden, something of interest is occurring most of the time but there can be.

Helleborus

July 1, 2014 Flowers
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Helleborus xhybridus – Lenten Rose: I’ve never met a homeowner or a landscaper who hasn’t complained about the dearth of.

Coreopsis

July 1, 2014 Flowers
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  Coreopsis – Tickseed: Coreopsis is one of the mainstays of the perennial garden because its golden yellow blossoms brighten the.

Pulmonaria

July 1, 2014 Flowers
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  Pulmonaria – Lungwort: Lungwort – not the most enticing common name, is it? Just remember that its derivation is.

Anaphalis

June 30, 2014 Flowers
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Anaphalis – Everlasting: Good gray foliage is invaluable to a gardener. Many gray-foliaged plants, however, will melt out (rot) unless.

An Array of Irises

June 22, 2014 Flowers
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Each day in the garden now is an adventure. This week’s specialty seems to be Iris. I will.