Annuals Articles
Meet your new favorite filler and spiller for containers – Safari® Jamesbrittenia, commonly called South African phlox. You’ll find it blooming non-stop from spring to frost in shades of pink, purple and red. Find everything you need to grow and design with this cheerful plant here.
One way to add another dimension to your garden is to grow flowering vines. Flowering vines add height, color and interest as well as block unsightly views.
When designing a landscape, one of the first types of plants to consider are the structural plants. These plants give your garden or landscape its “bones”. The best plants to start with are evergreens. Needled and broadleaf evergreen trees and shrubs can be anchors in your garden, can be used as screens and hedges, and can add color and texture. They complement other flowers and shrubs during the growing season and provide interest during our long, northern winters.
Wondering what you could be doing in your northern garden to help it flourish? Check here for tips each month with Northeast gardening expert, Charlie Nardozzi.
Winter provides time to refresh, reflect and ready ourselves for spring. Here’s how I’ll be starting off the new year.
I love January in the North. The holidays are over and I have time to sit back by the fire with my laptop and peruse the new varieties debuting this year. Let me tell you about six new varieties I've found so far that I think will be worth growing in our cold climate.
Best for the West, that includes shrubs, perennials, and annuals that can handle the heat and dryness of the west coast climate.
Let’s discuss 5 things a gardener should know about light to optimize the garden:
Gardening in the West.
