PLANT OF THE WEEK – DWARF PLUMBAGO

July 2, 2019July 27, 2023DrDans

We love a plant that blooms blue. And one of our favorites is plumbago.

PLANT OF THE WEEK – CANDY APPLE HYDRANGEA

June 18, 2019July 27, 2023DrDans

Everyone loves a pretty hydrangea bush. Right? We certainly do, and nothing excites us as much as a new variety. Candy Apple is just that plant. If you’re familiar with Limelight, then you’ll love Candy Apple. It has the same stunning lime green clusters that you see on Limelight, but with a much more compact form.

PLANT OF THE DAY – EVOLUTION YELLOW FALLS CONEFLOWER

June 11, 2019July 27, 2023DrDans

Evolution Yellow Falls Coneflower is a new perennial that will bring your yard a bright touch of sunshine from late spring and into the fall. Lemon yellow petals arch slightly downward from showy center cones. It’s great for the gardeners who love to include some cutting flowers into their lives. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

COLOR TO MAKE YOUR SUMMER SCREAM… THE BRIGHTEST FLOWERS FOR YOUR SUMMER LANDSCAPE

May 14, 2019July 27, 2023DrDans

Everyone loves the color that summer flowers bring to their yard. Whether you plant in the ground, in containers, or in hanging baskets, it’s the color of flowers that brings the excitement. Who doesn’t love a day spent at the nursery discovering new plants or remembering old favorites? We spent the past couple of weekends visiting a few of our favorite nurseries and these are the plants that caught our eye.

SPRING IS ALMOST HERE…FLOWERS TO PLANT THIS SPRING

March 6, 2019July 28, 2023DrDans

And with it, come lots of new plant varieties to excite you about the upcoming planting season. Since the start of the year, we’ve been looking to all of our favorite growers and have found more than a few that we’ve quickly fallen in love with. Since pictures are worth a thousand words and pictures of flowers are worth a million words, we’ve decided to share photos of those that captured our hearts.

LOW MAINTENANCE LANDSCAPING – PLANTS TO MAKE LIFE EASIER

February 4, 2019July 28, 2023DrDans

No one can deny that having a yard that looks admirable, enviable or approachable requires some level of maintenance. Often way more maintenance than you may be interested in investing. One way to cut back on the amount of time you need to spend on your landscape each week is to choose low maintenance plants for your landscaping. A favorite for both color and smell is lavender. It’s silvery leaves and purple blooms make it a lovely addition for any style garden, but it’s also extremely hardy and requires minimal attendance during the growing season. There are several varieties to choose from, some more compact than others. Munstead is a compact… Read More

MUM IS THE WORD WHEN IT COMES TO BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL FALL COLOR FOR YOUR YARD

September 18, 2018July 28, 2023DrDans

When September arrives, we start to usher in Mum Season. Who doesn’t love the color and attention that mums bring to your yard? How you display them can really add an impact to your home’s appearance. Here are a few of our favorite displays we’ve found on the internet. Nothing is more welcoming than an abundance of color on your steps, and this set of steps really steps up its game. Large pots of mums, and lots of color. When mums are displayed with a group of pumpkins, you let everyone know fall is here.

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 – 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.