What is clear when comparing annuals and perennials is that neither is superior to the other. Integrating both types into your garden designs (along with shrubs and trees) gives you the best of both worlds and unlimited options in color, texture, form, and bloom time. ...
Planning a Cut Flower Garden for Visual Appeal and Continuous Blooms: Creating a cut flower garden that is both aesthetically pleasing and provides blooms throughout the season requires careful planning and consideration. Here is a guide to help you get started: Define your space and style: Size...
sometimes more, depending on size).Some perennials have root sections that just naturally separate with your hands (especially bulbs) and others are all tangled together so you’ll need to gently pry apart with garden forks.
Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage. Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, ...
Bloomin Designs started as a flower garden design and installation business. Initially taking plants from our gardens for our own designs, the nursery eventually began growing perennials for metro Atlanta nurseries. As our perennial fields increased, we decided to open our gardens to the public via...
Generally, traditional mixed borders are designed for the viewer to look along or at the planting — as in an art gallery. But Oudolf designs from a variety of perspectives and angles, looking into, along, under, through, up or down, over and out of the garden. He brings the viewer rig...
Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today's gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb...
Rabbits can be a real nuisance in the garden! They seem to have an appetite for everything, but there are definitely some plants they tend to avoid. Here are some rabbit-resistant options that thrive in average to dry soil and sunny conditions: Flowers: Blanket Flower (Gaillardia spp.): ...
Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today's gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb...