July is full of sun, heat and humidity — but the gardens can still thrive, and blue flowered plants can “cool off” the garden. Agastache “Blue fortune” blooms from July to September, filling the garden with tall stems that are...
Read MorePenstemon digitalis or “Husker Red” is a native perennial that loves to live in full sun with medium moist but well drained soils. In the early spring, the shiny dark red leaves emerge from the soil and they continue to grow in...
Read MoreCornus florida is a wonderful deciduous native dogwood that loves to live with morning sun and afternoon shade. These beautiful small trees live under the shade of larger trees, growing 15-30 feet tall and 15-25 feet wide. In a...
Read MoreApril brings spring flowers long before May warms things up, so the spring flowers are often more cold-hardy. The tiny but beautiful hybrid, Dicentra “King of Hearts” features heart shaped rose red flowers and powdery blue green...
Read MorePhalaenopsis, or the moth orchid, is one of the easiest of orchids to grow. They love to live in houses for the same reason we love to live in our homes, where there are sunny rooms and the inside temperature is between 70 to 82...
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