Growing Perennial Geraniums
I'm in love with perennial geraniums. And as with all love affairs, I just can't get enough of my beloved. Yeah, I know - none of you are falling for…
Growing Yarrow Plant
Yarrow is one of the easiest plants to grow in the full sun garden. It is an excellent plant for that hot, dry, sunny spot where few other plants will…
Planting Black Eyed Susan Seeds (Indian Summer)
Black-eyed Susan plants are a traditional backbone plant for a perennial garden in the mid to late summer. I've been growing them for a long time and can confidently say…
Easy to grow Shasta Daisy Seeds | Here is How
The mid-summer blooms of Shasta Daisies make them a backbone plant for the perennial garden. The pure white blooms with golden button centers are excellent for cutting and are a…
How to Grow Bachelor Buttons (Mountain Bluet)
Mountain bluet is just one name used for Bachelor Buttons and the Centaure family of plants. Here's how to grow Bachelor Buttons/Mountain Bluet. Propagation Centaurea is a plant of the composite…
The Best Guide to Growing Scarlet Beebalm (Monarda didyma L.)
Monarda didyma is a plant aka beebalm, bergamot, or sometimes Oswego tea. Here is the best guide for growing Scarlet Beebalm in your garden... Guide to Growing Scarlet Beebalm Monarda…
Alcea Hollyhock Growing Guide And Varieties
I really like hollyhocks, and this past week, I was out in the old herb garden this week wandering around, trying to decide what to do with the fence around…
Purple Coneflower: Growing Conditions and Use
Purple Coneflower, AKA Echinacea purpurea, is one of the most delicate perennial flowers for late summer and early autumn. It belongs to the Compositae family, which is simply a botanist's…
Poisonous Aconitum: Growing Monkshood Plant From Seeds
Wolfbane or Monkshood is more properly known as (Aconitum Gapellus) and is a delightful and easily grown replacement for the tall spikes of delphinium. If you've ever seen this plant,…
Ornamental Onions: 5 Alliums You Can Grow in Your Garden
If you think onions are only good for cooking, think again. There is a whole group of plants called ornamental onions or alliums that are related to onions but produce…