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Best Perennials for Late Summer Color

Best Perennials for Late Summer Color

July 30, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, Inspiration, Perennials, Summer Blooming Flowers

When is your perennial garden at its best? Most gardeners would say late May through July—a glorious but short 8 weeks. But by August, those plants have usually stopped blooming and are starting to lookRead More

How to Use Blue in Your Flower Garden

How to Use Blue in Your Flower Garden

June 18, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Perennials

Gardeners find it hard to resist the allure of blue flowers. Delphiniums, muscari, lobelia, Himalayan blue poppies, plumbago, hydrangeas, or morning glories — we crave them all. In the horticultural world, blue is an unusualRead More

How to Group Container Plants - Tips from Great Dixter

How to Group Container Plants – Tips from Great Dixter

May 28, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Container Gardening, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Summer Bulbs

Great Dixter is one of the world’s most famous gardens. Located in East Sussex, just south of London, it was the family home of innovative plantsman and garden writer ChristopherRead More

Landscaping with Daylilies

Landscaping with Daylilies

April 23, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Perennials

Few plants can rival daylilies for toughness, adaptability and easy care. These summer-blooming perennials perform as well in Minnesota as they do in Florida, and will grow in almost any type of soil. They are rarely troubled by diseases orRead More

How to Use Purple in Your Flower Garden

How to Use Purple in Your Flower Garden

April 2, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Color Trends, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration

The color purple may not have a big role in your wardrobe or home décor, but in a garden, purple flowers are essential for adding depth, richness and three seasonRead More

Spring Checklist for Flower Gardeners

Spring Checklist for Flower Gardeners

March 26, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, How-To, Spring Blooming Flowers, Summer Bulbs

As winter finally turns to spring, gardeners everywhere breathe a collective sigh of relief. At last, we can get back outdoors where the birds are singing and flowers are blooming! Our enthusiasm and pentRead More

Top Lilies for Your Flower Garden

Top Lilies for Your Flower Garden

March 20, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Fragrant Flowers, Garden Design, Inspiration, Lilies, Perennials, Summer Bulbs

Every flower garden needs lilies. These easy, summer-blooming bulbs always put on a stunning display. Their long-lasting flowers are big and bold, yet supremely elegant. They are also wonderful cut flowers. There are dozens ofRead More

5 Tips for Growing Peonies

5 Tips for Growing Peonies

March 8, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Cut Flowers, Fragrant Flowers, Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Peonies, Perennials

Peonies are one of America’s best-loved perennials. Their lush, early summer flowers are the height of elegance, yet the plants are as tough as nails. If you’re thinking about growing peonies inRead More

7 Tips for Beginning Flower Gardeners

7 Tips for Beginning Flower Gardeners

March 4, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Garden Design, How-To, Inspiration, Perennials

Thomas Jefferson was one of our country’s most ardent and knowledgeable gardeners. In addition to writing the Declaration of Independence, serving as a governor, senator, diplomat and the third presidentRead More

Design Tips for Cottage Gardens

Design Tips for Cottage Gardens

February 5, 2019 · by Kath LaLiberte · in Fragrant Flowers, Garden Design, Habitat Gardens, How-To

Cottage gardens are quintessentially British, yet they are also distinctly American. In colonial times, cottage gardens were about the only type of garden around. Planted right outside the kitchen door, these humbleRead More

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