Tree peonies or Paeonia suffruticosa are a close relative of the herbaceous or garden peony, but are considered shrubs because the stems do not die back in the winter. They can grow 3-5 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide in full sun to...
Read MoreSome plants have it all, spring flowers, summer foliage, fall color and winter interest. The Viburnum carlesii, or the Spicebush Viburnum is a lovely deciduous shrub with silver gray branches that spread out near the ground and...
Read MoreOne of the first flowers to brighten the landscape and gardens in the spring are the daffodils, with their cheerful bright yellow crown and center trumpet, framed by their dark green slender leaves. Daffodils need to be planted...
Read MoreWinter is a time for creating the perfect garden on paper and in your imagination, whether it is a vegetable garden or a flower garden, or better yet, a vegetable garden with flowers planted in and around the vegetables to...
Read MoreThere are some surprises in the gardens during this chilly time of the year, and one is the emergence of a very hardy and rather small plant, the Crocus tommasinianus or the snow crocus. Every January in my yard a small clump of...
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