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PLANT OF THE WEEK – DELICIOUS CANDY CONEFLOWER

June 20, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

I’ll eagerly admit that I’m a huge fan of coneflowers. I love the color and height they bring to a landscape, especially if you tend to enjoy a cottage style landscape. And they’re an all season flower, too. If you leave them uncut during the winter, you’ll give those birds a nice little snack to discover during those “oh so cold” months. I always try to think about the animals when I’m selecting plants for my gardens, and conflower will definitely bring all the animals to your yard.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – WIZARD OF AHHS MAGIC SHOW VERONICA

June 14, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

If you’ve been walking around your neighborhood, and noticed a big splash of purple in someone’s landscape what you may have seen is a new Veronica variety. Wizard of Ahhs. It’s part of a popular collection of Veronica knows as the Magic Show. Bonus points for this variety is that it is one of the earliest Veronica to bloom. This plant produces thick spikes of violet blue flowers that cover the top half of a low, wide growth habit. Reaching heights of 14 to 16″, you can expect this one to spread between 18 to 22″.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – SUMMER BERRIES YARROW

May 16, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

One thing about the landscaping business is that it certainly is BUSY this time of year. Lots of people in the industry call March, April and May the 100 Days of Hell. And with good reason. It’s hard to catch your breath, much less keep up with your blog. But with all the color popping out everywhere, I was reminded that I need to get back to sharing some of my favorite plants.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – LUNA PINK SWIRL HARDY HIBISCUS

April 24, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

With today’s rain and lack of sun, I found myself in desperate need of a plant pick me up. What better way to bring the tropics into your life than a tropical plant like the hibiscus. And the variety we’ve chose as this week’s Plant of the Week is the Luna Pink Swirl Hardy Hibiscus.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – MINUET WEIGELA

April 16, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

If you haven’t added Weigela to your landscape, we have to wonder ‘Why Not?’ One of our favorites is Minuet Weigela. Both the foliage and flowers will add a lovely splash of color to your spring garden. The incredible display of rosy-pink blooms against a backdrop of purple-tinged foliage mixes fantastically in a shrub border, but it also works well anywhere else as a colorful garden accent.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – VIBE IGNITION PURPLE SAGE

April 6, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

This week I chose a fairly new specimen called VIBE Ignition Purple Sage. My first reason for selecting this plant is my passion for purple flowers. Especially deep purple flowers! I particularly love that it’s heat and drought tolerant because we do live on the East Coast.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – REGAL EMPRESS CLEMATIS

March 30, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

This week we’ve chosen the Regal Empress Clematis. Every mailbox, every fence post, every porch rail deserves a splash of color and drama.This prolific, compact climber offers large, double flowers in shades of pink, continually producing over a long season.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – DREAM CATCHER FLOWERING CHERRY

March 23, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

This week we’re celebrating the Dream Catcher Flowering Cherry. This tree is categorized by its Large, single, clear pink flowers that cover its upright branches that expose dark green foliage. Fall brings orange-red to purple foliage color.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – THE EARLY BLOOMING FORSYTHIA

March 15, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

Since this is our FIRST “Plant of the Week” post, I selected an early spring bloomer to get you into gardening mode. The Show Off Forsythia is a new compact selection that gives a stunning display compared to some of the older forsythia varieties. Its early spring blooms fill its branches with bright yellow color in early spring It has lovely dark green foliage that provides visual interest all season long. Planted as a short hedge, in mixed borders or even as a foundation plant, it produces blooms that work well as a cut flower. It’s also a very easy plant to propagate. Use stem cuttings from your shrub to… Read More

YOUR HOME’S FIRST IMPRESSION SHOULD ALWAYS SAY “WELCOME.”

March 9, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

When someone walks or drives past your home, does its exterior make them pause and want to visit or does it make them gasp and want to keep on going? Stand in the street in front of your house. If it wasn’t your home, how would you feel about walking up to the front door? Perhaps it’s time to make some changes to your landscape. There are numerous ways to make your home more inviting. How can you improve your front yard? Does it involve your door? Your porch? The overall landscape? With a little thought, your home can invite people to stop in, with or without the welcome sign.