bee lawneco-friendly lawnFlawnflowering lawnGardeningLawnlawn substitutesnative lawnnative plantno mow Maypollinator lawn5 Min Read epic gardeningonMay 7, 2023Don’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…
Gardeningindian pinknative plantPlant portraitsspigelia2 Min Read epic gardeningonApril 13, 2023Indian 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 bullyGardeninginvasiveLesser Celandine2 Min Read epic gardeningonMarch 29, 2023Buttercup 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…
Annualsannuals early springcold tolerant annualscool flowersearly spring annualsGardeningHow to Guideplanting poppies4 Min Read epic gardeningonMarch 20, 2023Welcome 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…
garden travelGardeninghappy hollowhappy hollow nurseryhelleboreshostasshade gardeningSue Bloodgood3 Min Read epic gardeningonMarch 15, 2023Happy Hollow Nursery – Shade Plant Nirvana Host of heaven Road trip!! Want a plant-buying road trip to a run-of-the-mill big box store with the same old stuff? Or do you want…
deer resistant helleboressGardeninggrowing helleboreslenten rose4 Min Read epic gardeningonMarch 4, 2023Curing the Late Winter Blues Gardeners and hellebores Ok, drum roll here… I think I can say that. hellebores They are my favorite perennial plant. A well-kept secret…
Container gardeningGardeningnative containernative plantplanted native containersusing natives in containers4 Min Read epic gardeningonFebruary 18, 2023Native Plants in 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…
Carexcreating hedgesevergreen ground coverGardeninghedgerowslady in red fernnative ground coversnative hedgerowsnative plantnative viburnumsplanting in dry shadeshade ground coversviburnums5 Min Read epic gardeningonFebruary 12, 2023Native plants as problem solvers As a landscape designer, I am presented with many problems: planting on slopes, dry shade under trees, screening and hedge options, ground…
birch logsChristmas containersChristmas Decoratingchristmas porch potsContainer gardeningDecorating Christmasfresh greens in containersGardeningporch potswinterberries3 Min Read epic gardeningonNovember 28, 2022Top 10 Tips for Creating Outdoor Christmas Arrangements A porch pot planted with arborvitae, cotoneaster, andromeda, junipers and leucothoe. Christmas pots for the porch are the simplest method to…
blooming bulbsblue flowers from bulbsBulbsbulbs and deerDeer Resistantdeer resistant bulbsdeer resistant flowersFlirty FleursGardeningHow to Guideplanting bulbsprotecting bulbs5 Min Read epic gardeningonSeptember 26, 2022Bulb 101: Tips for Growing and Deer Strategies September means ordering bulbs and preparing to plant in October and November. I plant bulbs in my garden every year to increase my varieties…