Another in the series of our super short videos. Today we ask the question – should you leave the spent flowers on your sedum? As you can see in the video, they do add interest to the winter garden.
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’: Why Grow this Popular Border Stonecrop
Are you a huge fan of Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’? For the past decade I’ve found every reason to use this plant, with no doubt or second guessing how well it will perform each year, or how much I will love seeing it change with the seasons…
Tassel Fern: Polystichum pilyblepharum
Here’s a sizable fern that grows well in USDA Zone 5 – 9. With fronds that grow 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide, Tassel fern can be grown as an accent plant, or with a community of woodland and shade plant allies.
5 Tropical House Plants that are Easy to Grow!
Tropical house plants come in shapes and sizes. In general, most prefer medium light, moderately moist soil and home temperatures between 55 – 80 degrees F.
On that note, below are 5 that I absolutely love! Chosen first and foremost because they are very easy to grow…
Lemon Button Fern: Nephrolepis Cordifolia ‘Duffy’
Here’s a small fern you can use in a number of ways for greenery, texture and evergreen beauty throughout the year.
The Lemon Button Fern grows 1 foot high by 1 foot wide. It can be grown as a house plant, preferring bright…
3 Blue Ground Covers for a Bank or Hillside you Will Love!
I really ENJOY seeing and using plants to solve a problem, or to play a role in design. While garden plants have ornamental value, you can see directly in nature, that the ecosystem of different plant types like trees, shrubs, and ground covers play an important part of the whole…
Winter: Festive Plants for Holiday Time and Beyond
I took a drive last weekend to Half Moon Bay Nursery in Half Moon Bay, California; and took some photos {and shopped :-)} of some of their beautifully containerized plantings. Some are for sale as hanging arrangements, others are in terracotta pots and my favorite:
A Steel Vertical Garden with Circular Cut Outs Houses Tillandsia Air Plants
Today I stumbled upon a very unique way to display Tillandsias (a.k.a. – Air Plants)…
It was a steel wall with circular cut outs that serve to functionally hold individual plants – Stunning and Modern!
House Plant Chic: Tiny Spiky Foliage Air Plants for Holiday Gifts
Are you getting into the whole air plant thing? I have a teeny tiny air plant (a.k.a. Tillandsia) that swings like an acrobat on a small metal swing. He goes into a glass of water two times a week for a 15 minute soak and then gets air dried upside down on the counter for […]
Primer: The Scientific Names of Plants
If you’re into plant sciences, there’s a lot to know about botanical nomenclature. If you’re not, most of what you need is just an easy primer on botanical plant names. Learn more…
