Landscape Design

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.

Rudbeckia maxima

August 8, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Most of you are familiar with Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’(Black-Eyed Susan) which doesn’t bloom until mid-July but then continues until.

Container Combinations

August 15, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Two weekends ago, I attended the annual conference of APLD (Association of Professional Landscape Designers) in Detroit. During.

Nicotiana

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

Short Stuff

August 22, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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To most people, the word Sedum means a succulent, upright perennial that blooms in late summer. There are.

Hidden Treasures

August 29, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Even though the temperatures are back in the high eighties and fall has not yet arrived, those who.

More Hidden Treasures

September 6, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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In my last post, I barely touched on the trove of bulbs available to us, among them hyacinths..

Making the Most of Your Bulbs

September 12, 2013 Landscape Design, Uncategorized
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  There are several design and planting practices that will make your bulb plantings more effective. I have.

Cruising California

September 20, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Last week, Niki and I flew to San Francisco. The impetus for the trip was the football game.

Tropical Indianapolis

October 3, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Last week, I was lucky enough to spend a day with Irvin Etienne, the Horticultural Display Coordinator at.