Peony Basics
Grow Beautiful Peonies! Luscious soft and airy blooms with sublime fragrance, peonies are popular with just about everyone. A gardener’s dream plant, they’ve been in cultivation for over 200 years and are exceptionally long-lived. It’s not uncommon to hear of a peony plant celebrating 100 years or more in a garden landscape. They are vigorous, resilient, and best of all, so
Living Coral in the Garden
‘Living Coral’ is the Colour of the Year from Pantone for 2019. Fashion and home furnishings are sure to be influenced by this energizing shade and a wonderful place to incorporate this gorgeous colour is in your garden. Vibrant yet mellow with golden undertones, ‘Living Coral’ is a shade that often appears in our natural world. We see it in summer sunsets,
Hyacinths: Spring is in the Air
Ever watch a hyacinth come into bloom? Each floret, held close to the main stalk, unfolds one by one taking on colour, until the many flowers become one delightful floral stem. Just a hint of their intoxicating sweet fragrance lets you know that spring is in the air. Hyacinths originate from a highly fragrant, wild blue flowering plant found in the
Tiny Gems
If you love to see your garden waking up with the earliest spring blooms, there’s still time to plant these tiny gems before winter arrives. They will sparkle when planted on their own or in combination. They are easy to naturalize, giving more delight each spring. Deer resistant and low maintenance: there’s no weeding, no waiting for the foliage to die