Landscape Design

Travel Adventures – Denver Botanic Gardens Part I

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What images does the word Denver evoke? Blue skies? Temperature swings? Snow that melts the next day? Drought?.

In the Garden

September 2, 2017 Gardening, Landscape Design, Plants
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You never know what you will find when you are actually in the garden. Being there on a.

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ and Its Relatives

August 18, 2017 Gardening, Landscape Design, Plants
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Although many people think otherwise, there is no paucity of plants to grow in the shade. There are.

The Power of Gardening

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As part of the Garden Writers Association conference in Buffalo, I just visited part of the city called.

A Touch of New England

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Having just returned from Boston and the national APLD conference, I thought I would share some of the.

Lobelia

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Our landscapes have been graced by the beauty of lobelias for many years. There are both annual and.

Confessions of a Clematis Junkie

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I confess. I love Clematis; more than that, I am a Clematis junkie. At the present time, I.

Butterfly Magnet: Asclepias

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It is not surprising, with so much emphasis on increasing Monarch butterfly populations, that the Perennial Plant Association.

Coreopsis (Tickseed)

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Coreopsis is one of the mainstays of the perennial garden because its golden yellow  composite blossoms brighten the.

Forsythia in Bloom is Weeding Time

April 14, 2017 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Forsythia in bloom is beautiful if early frosts haven’t killed the flower buds. It is also the  widespread.