We are in USDA hardiness zone 7 with an average annual minimum temperature of 0 to 10 degrees F (-17.8 to -12.2 C). In January of 2014, the weather for the suburbs of Philadelphia, where Carolyn’s Shade Gardens is located, repeatedly dipped into this range and below. In spring of ...
The Summerweet shrub, which is native to Eastern North America, does great in a variety of soil conditions. It can tolerate clay, sandy, acidic, and moist soils, though it should not dry out. For lighting, it is suitable for full sun to partial shade. This is a shrub that looks fanta...
LILACS ARE FLEETING, YES,but I cannot imagine a garden without their moment. so they are one of the single-season plants I make room for here. Lots of room.My favorite lilacs. SPIRAEA THUNBERGII ‘OGON’gives me eight and a half months of gleam in my cold Zone 5B garden, starting with...
Without my own garden I've resorted to photographing a few of the flowers blooming here in Savannah while I sit out the coldest part of winter up north. I pass these beauties every day while walking so perhaps that gives me some small right to claim them. Lots of shoe leather The Garden...
hardier than where you live. So if you live in USDA Zone 5, you should be able to overwinter patio plants if they are rated USDA Zone 4 or hardier. Good choices for most of North America areHydrangea paniculatalike Bobo®(USDA Zone 3)or Arctic Fire®Cornus stolonifera(USDA Zone 2)...
If you happen to live within ahardiness zonecolder than Zone 7, you’re not out of luck when it comes to gardenias! They can also be grown indoors in pots. Put them outside during the warm days of summer and take them indoors for the cooler seasons. ...
but this same method can also be used just for beauty. Almost any flowering tree or shrub can be grown on a wall and trained, so imagine, for example, an Okame Cherry Blossom Tree covering the side of your house. Or picture aMagnolia treein full bloom, its blossoms just below your bedr...
If all the branches on one side or another of the shrub are dying back it might be that they are drying out. But if it’s a branch here and there, more random, follow those down looking at the stems carefully. Look for either a small hole, a hole with sawdust coming out, or a ...
Fungal microbiota colonizes their plant host to adapt themselves to the plant's environment; hence, the symbionts have coevolved for millions of years [6]. The establishment of particular fungus–plant mutualistic relationships can confer thermotolerance, drought resistance, and a multitude of ...