There are quite a few plants that are suitable for evening gardens. Dusty miller’s leaves range from gray-green to silvery white. Trumpet and oriental lilies give off a heady smell. Heliotrope, which also comes in a creamy white that will shine at night, gives off a sweet vanilla scent....
Description By integrating virtual garden-growing simulations, learning laboratories, and moderated discovery sharing, the virtual world will enhance and expand students' understanding of growing plants, harvesting produce, and the healthy value of fruits and vegetables. Virtual garden learning will prepare...
In the winter of 2019, a friend showed her an aerial photo of the lavender labyrinth at Cherry Point Farm in Shelby, Michigan. The center was a circular garden with a 12-point geometric design. Instantly, she knew this would be the garden design for her native plants. She researched the ...
Well, you can try with a lot of different plants. I don’t know that there’s a list of plants out there for do’s and don’ts, but there are a few good candidates to try. Most tropical houseplants are good candidates. I’ve seen lots of articles on orchids, and I just recently...
So did you know that wildflowers and native plants are not necessarily one and the same? In researching for this post, I came across this interesting article from the Michigan State University website –Wildflowers and Native Plants: What’s the Difference. Pop over when you’ve finished up...
Just back from the center of xMangave breeding at Walters Gardens in Michigan. xMangave are mesmerizing hybrids between Manfreda and Agave. Here are a few photos from the display garden there. Below is a variegated sport of M. ‘Mission to Mars’. These have reached 5′ in width. Mangave...
When you order plants online from Garden Crossings, you can be certain that they’re healthy, robust, and ready to plant. See our plants here.
Nursery grown, garden ready wholesale plants. W.&E. Radtke is a Wisconsin wholesale plant nursery with 90 years of experience growing garden plants with the best genetics.
My interest is in herbaceous peonies that are good garden plants; self-supporting plants that provide a good amount of color in the garden. I currently live and garden in Michigan (USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a), but when I began hybridizing peonies I was living in central North Carolina (...
So choose wisely when picking plants for each area of your garden. Enrich visual interest. Various textures can make a composition more complex. For example, a few ferns among groupings of hostas gives the eye something to stop and look at. Hostas offer a smooth texture, while ferns are ...