Cupid’s dart is one of those perennials that you notice when you walk by a garden. It has striking blue flowers on tall wispy stems with a dark blue center. Cupid’s dart is a sun loving, clumping perennial that is hardy to zone 4, giving great blooms year after year in borders, rock gardens, and…
Pincushion flower is one of those reliable perennials that will provide you with beautiful summer blooms year after year. Whether you are growing the compact variety (Scabiosa columbaria) or the taller (Scabiosa caucasia) these prolific blooming, pollinator friendly plants give nice lavender-blue color all summer long. Here’s how to grow and care for pincushion flower…
The Well Tended Perennial Garden is a valuable resource that I reference almost daily. As a professional gardener this book has improved my perennial game, allowing me to be a more effective steward of these great plants. This isn’t just a pretty book about flowers. It’s a detailed, practical guide to maintaining perennials for health,…
Tickseed (coreopsis) is a beautiful, continuous summer bloomer. It thrives in the heat and sun, bringing nonstop yellow flowers to your garden. It gets about 1- 2 ft high and about one foot wide. If you enjoy spending time in the garden taking care of your plants, then tickseed is the right plant for you.…
Annual larkspur is an easy and beautiful cool season annual to grow from seed. Reaching heights of 3-4 feet it adds tall blooms to the garden. Ranging in colors of blue, pink, lavender, purple, white and even gray it rewards gardeners with a burst of late spring color. Annual larkspur is a member of the…
The beautiful Foxtail Lily (Eremurus stenophyllus), with its tall bottlebrush style flower spikes and its grass like foliage, is a great addition to any sunny garden. It begins to emerge in spring and at first you’ll wonder if it will do anything. Then tiny little flower buds push out after the thread like foliage. Then,…
Goat’s beard, also known as bride’s feathers, is a tall airy perennial that does well in shady woodland areas. This perennial takes a while to take hold, about two seasons, but in the third year stand back and behold its magnificence! It has beautiful fluffy white flowers that will brighten up those shady spots in…
Geranium dalmaticum is a super cute, low growing perennial with small, charming blooms. Also known as cranesbill this perennial forms little mounds of lush, aromatic foliage and small pink flowers that catch the eye. It is a great plant for filling in a rock garden, edging along a path, as a single plant in a…
Solitary clematis is one of those special plants that adds beauty and intrigue to the garden. This is a free standing clematis, unlike its vine cousins, it stays low and bushy, making it perfect as an accent plant, small spaces or even container displays. I love this low maintenance little plant and enjoy its beautiful…
If you have ever nailed your seedlings or blasted out the soil in a hanging basket with a watering wand that was too powerful, you’re not alone. I’ve tried a few over the years, and most of them either blast too hard or dribble too much. But the STYDDI Soft Rain Watering Wand hits that…