Pumpkin decoration in 10 ways
Celebrate the fall season with these top 10 ways to decorate pumpkins. From mini chalk-painted pumpkins to gorgeous hand-painted marble…
Sweet Annie – Versatile Aromatic Everlasting
Sweet Annie, Artemisia annuaIt is an herb that I remember from the seventies and eighties. In the fall, wreaths of intensely scented green…
Top 10 Seasonal Stars of the Fall Garden
Perennial spring bloomers are easy. There are so many fantastic spring performers that you will always have something blooming all spring long…
Native All Star Containers
Native container gardens are much easier to set up than full-size gardens. If you’re new to gardening or have limited space, native pots…
Garden Art Focaccia Bread
Since I like to cook, garden, and design, when I saw these beautiful focaccia breads online, I had to make some. It makes sense to decorate…
Favorite Salvias of a Garden Designer
With just over 1,000 varieties, Salvia is a huge genus of the mint family and comes in a dizzying array of colors, sizes and hardiness.…
Don’t Mow the Lawn in May: Plant a Pollinator-Friendly Grass
Grass lawns are an American tradition. Everyone who has any type of garden or property aspires to have a perfect and well-maintained green…
Indian rose: a delight for the native hummingbird
Praise from knowledgeable people (mostly horticulturists and native plant specialists) who praise the perennial Indian rose, Spigelia…
Buttercup Bully – Watch out!
lesser celandine Have you seen a little yellow flower that you think is very pretty blooming on your property??? It forms a ground-covering…
Welcome Spring With These Cool Season Flowers
Hardy annual flowers are known as “fresh bloomers” in the flower growing industry, where these types of plants are cold hardy and…