21 Houseplants That Thrive on Top of Your Fridge
Introduction to Fridge Houseplants Houseplants have become increasingly popular as an essential part of home decor, offering not only aesthetic appeal…
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…
Happy 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…
Curing 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…
Native 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…
Native 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…