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A Maiden Grass for Every Situation
Posted on 15th Jun 2020
Miscanthus sinensis has been a star on the world’s garden stage for well over a century. It’s the best-selling, most-recognized ornamental grass species you can grow.
The long history of Miscanthus also means many generations of breeding for desirable traits. Choose from solid-colored blades, longitudinal stripes or cross-blade bars. Better yet, mix and match them in the landscape.
Solid, striped or barred, dwarf to nine feet tall, known for its durability, maiden grass never flags when the heat is on. It can be slow to start in spring, but once the days, nights and soil are warmed up for good, stand back and watch it grow.
Hypericum calycinum Saint John’s Wort
The genus Hypericum has been used medicinally since the 1st Century AD. In the Middle Ages, some species were made into potent potions to ward off evil spirits.We don’t claim healing benefits or magical powers for St. John’s wort. But it does flower for quite a spell, and no evil spirits have been detected in our greenhouses. [...]
It's National Public Gardens Week!
National Public Gardens Week is a celebration of our nation's public gardens. The goal is to expose more people to public gardens and show the importance of building vibrant, relevant gardens committed to community enrichment and environmental responsibility.We believe these public gardens are vital, especially when times are tough. Some gardens are open and celebrating [...]
IN THE PINKS
Modern Takes on a Garden ClassicNo perennial garden can call itself complete without a complement of Dianthus. And neither can your perennial offering.These charmers are especially indispensable to the quintessential English cottage garden look. But they’re equally at home wherever they get what they need: Full sun, well-drained fertile soil, and adequate moisture.Dianthusis a cosmopolitan genus [...]
Grow a waterfall! with Hakonechloa macra
Japanese forest grass is a favorite world-wide. Its unique cascading form and bamboo-like foliage are a welcome, inspired addition to any garden.But this beauty has a few specific traits to keep in mind for successful finishing and optimum landscape results.■ It’s worth waiting for: Your “hak mac” isn’t filling out as quickly as your other [...]
4 Steps to Prepare Heuchera for Spring
If you've got a prized pot or patch of coral bells you might be wondering how to prepare them for the spring and summer ahead. We've listed four simple steps you can take to clean up your heuchera (and Heucherellas) to look its best!Identify all growing pointsIf you have mature heuchera, you'll likely have several stalks in one area. Be [...]
Everybody’s Favorite Shady Sedge: Carex pensylvanica
Go native the low-maintenance way with Carex pensylvanica This is the go-to native for attractive, low-maintenance cover in low-light situations. “Pennsylvania sedge” has rich green foliage. Slender, hair-like blades take on a graceful flowing appearance for a great lawn substitute in dry shade. It’s a spreader, but isn’t that part of the definition of an effective [...]
Gardening has not been cancelled
We are using all health precautions and open for business.We wish you all well during this challenging time.
A familiar native
Stokesia laevis, “Stokes’ aster” is native to eastern North America. So why do both its Latin and common names honor an English plantsman, Jonathan Stokes?Simple: In Colonial times, European explorers eagerly plundered the botanical riches of North America, hauling new species back across the ocean wholesale for study and classification. Stokesia is just one of many indigenous American [...]
Cute Critters
So cute, they’re downright AWWW!-SOME. Compact Pennisetum so cute you’ll say “Awww!”Hardy in USDA Zones 6 (5 with protection) through 9.P. alopecuroides. ‘Little Bunny’Yep, it’s little all right. This foot-high fountain grass is a miniature offspring of the world famous P. ‘Hameln’. Neat cascading mounds of narrow blades rise just a foot tall, loaded with small bottlebrush flowers. [...]
