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Category Archives: Plant Fix
Plumbago Will Rock Your Equinox
If you’re looking for a plant to spice up the fall garden, try the late, great Plumbagos (Ceratostigma). By “late, great” I don’t mean RIP, but rather blooming its head off when little else still is. The electric blue flowers … Continue reading
The Other Foxgloves
Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis lutea) is a hummingbird magnet! I know, it surprised me, too. After all, aren’t hummingbird plants supposed to be red? Turns out, that any tubular shaped flower with sweet nectar can appeal to hummingbirds. I frequently see … Continue reading
Perfume Bottle Bouquet of Gold Lace Primrose
Could there be a cooler looking flower? I remember when I first saw Gold Lace Primrose (Primula x polyantha ‘Mahogany Sunrise’), I was smitten with the combination of deepest, velvety red with bright gold. I associate these rich, warm colors … Continue reading
Posted in Make It, Plant Fix, Viva Verde
Tagged Gold Lace Primrose, Hardy primrose, homemade bouquets, mini-bouquet, perfume bottle bouquet, Primula x polyantha 'Mahogany Sunrise', Repurposed perfume bottle, reuse perfume bottles, Shade perennial, spring blooming perennials, unusual cut flowers
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Winter Hazel: Carefree Charm
The thicket of Corylopsis (Winter hazel) glows and beckons from the distant corner of my yard. Being the first of the plants in that spot to wake, and before their leaves even unfurl, the hundreds of delicate and dangling yellow … Continue reading
Snowdrops & Sunshine
What a treat to have sunshine these last few days to peruse the garden for late winter blooms! I collected a handful of double snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’) this week for a friend. Their diminutive charm and sweet but … Continue reading
Posted in Plant Fix
Tagged double snowdrops, Galanthus, milk flowers, mini-bouquet, Snowdrops
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Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’ (Pearlbush)–Plant Fix
Bright as a beacon on this gray, drizzly day, my pearlbush is in full bloom. Tons of pure white, cup-shaped flowers stand out in the shrub border. The common name comes from the perfectly rounded buds that resemble strings of … Continue reading
Blue Stars in the Garden: Camassia–PLANT FIX
My front garden is a sea of low, mounding plants. In spring when larger perennials are still waking up, the tall, narrow racemes of blue camas are a counterpoint to the undulating foliage. Against the backdrop of golden barberry, the 3′ spires … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue camas, blue flowers, Camassia leichtlinii, Perennial bulbs, spring bulbs
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Persicaria virginiana ‘Variegata’ –PLANT FIX
Such a cool plant–but I can never remember it’s name. I purchased it from the old Heronswood Nursery in Kingston as Persicaria virginiana ‘Variegata’, but I see it listed from time to time now with the genus name of Tovara. This … Continue reading
Sarcococca confusa (Sweet box)–PLANT FIX
Valentine’s Day is upon us and I’ve always thought that the best gift for a sweetheart that adores flowers is a PLANT. A bouquet is beautiful, but a flowering plant is the “gift that keeps on giving”. And so, the … Continue reading
Sorbus alnifolia (Korean Mountain Ash)–PLANT FIX
Our mountain ash tree has never been happier and neither have the cedar waxwings that call our neighborhood home. Covered in berries inching toward ripeness, the mountain ash will soon host a grand bird feast. All the Sorbus are well … Continue reading
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