I love growing Veronica, and if you want to broaden your variety of blue blooms in your yard in spring, you might want to look for some of these plants…

Pincushion flowers, sometimes referred to as Scabiosa, are members of a family of flowers that includes both annual and perennial species of blooms. It got its name from the fact…

Growing phlox in pots for the primary season summer border is growing a three-season garden backbone plant. This is the kind of plant that flowers for a long time, is…

Lysimachia plant (Centunculus L) is one of those plants that will almost survive – indeed thrive – in any garden situation. Put this plant in a damp garden, and it will…

The Lathyrus or perennial sweet pea family is a good plant for rough places. I’ve seen it well established in ditches out in the country and equally at home in…

Arctic iris or the dwarf Iris setosa var arctica is one of those delightful dwarf iris that belong in almost every rock garden or tough spot to grow something in. This species…

As a gardener and garden writer, I sometimes have a problem with familiar names like butterfly iris. Now before you go accusing me of being elitist – let me give…

Growing Japanese iris (Iris ensata) in a domestic setting necessitates the precise amalgamation of multiple key factors, each bearing significance in achieving optimal outcomes. By astutely orchestrating this harmonious convergence,…