W is for Watsonia. I absolutely love this spring blooming bulb. But it has some bad habits. Not all of them. Not all Watsonias. But there is one that can act like the black sheep in the family, and run amok and run crazy.
7 Good Cut Flowers: Grow your Own!
Do you buy flowers regularly, or now and again to give yourself and your house a little spoiling? I do. Though I also like to use what’s growing in the garden. Below are a beautiful bunch of good cut flowers
Annual Flowers: Plant Early for Holiday Color
Holiday time is upon us and festive annual color is due to start popping in. It’s sort of a seasonal ritual.
Bloom Alert! Fall Flower Gardening in Northern CA
I love doing Bloom Calendars and I’m putting together a list of flowering plants for the November garden; a mixture of plant types: shrubs, perennials, vines etc., that you may want to check out. Fall is a good time of year to step back and away from the garden
What to Plant with Knockout Roses?
If you’re wondering what to plant with Knockout Roses… this 3-4 foot high by 3-4 foot wide shrub can be planted with just about any ground cover, tree, shrub, vine…
For Performance: What’s Not to Like About the Knockout Rose!
It wasn’t until this year that I decided to give the Knockout Rose a try and see if it would be as wonderful a performer as everything I read about it suggested. So far, I’m happy…
How to Prune and Train Climbing Roses
As I mentioned in a previous post on annual rose pruning the rewards are INCREDIBLE and will showcase your efforts by putting out Gorgeous Roses on a more productive framework.
11 of the Best Flowers for Window Boxes
A few weeks ago, a client asked me what I thought were the best flowers for window boxes… And I’ve got to say, not every flowering plant is a good candidate for a window box. Think about how narrow and petite the typical window box is (often 8 to 12 inches wide and equally shallow) not a lot of room especially if you have roots that want to spread long and grow deep…
Pruning Roses: Winter or Spring for Flowers Galore!
You’re smarter than you think if you’re considering pruning your roses. Left unpruned, your roses will definitely be less productive…