Iris are truly aristocrats in the garden. The large, ornate flowers in luscious shades tower over other blooms in the border. Their beauty inspired monarchs to include them in their flags and coats-of-arms. ...
The purpose of this guide is to present a few tips to help simplify the process of planting groundcovers. Plant Selection I've known of many customers who buy plants on impulse, take them home, then walk...
For a bold color statement in the garden, you can't do better than plant cannas. Cannas are sometimes called "canna lilies", but they are not true lilies. They are closely related to Ginger. Cannas are...
Orchids are considered by many to be beautiful, exotic, tropical plants that are hard to grow. Beautiful, exotic and tropical, yes. But they are not necessarily hard to grow. As with any group of plants, there...
Around 1848, Belgian Indian Hybrid azaleas were planted at Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, S.C. by The Reverend John Drayton. Their popularity spread rapidly and persists today. Of course, the first...
The daylily, Hemerocallis, is actually not a lily even though it is called one. Hemerocallis is the combination of the Greek words for "day" and "beauty," which stems from the observation that each flower...
Many plants that are called lilies are not. There are daylilies, canna lilies, calla lilies and water lilies, for example, none of which are true lilies. True lilies are of the genus Lilium, and include many...
Ferns evoke a sense of rich mystery in the landscape, like that of a lush woodland. Their fragile appearance belies their toughness. Rather than being difficult to grow, ferns are solution plants for many of...
Pruning can be as simple as pinching a flower bud off a chrysanthemum or as radical as sawing an overgrown shrub down to a few stubs. It is one of the most common garden chores. Yet many folks are unsure of...
Trilliums are among North America's most familiar native woodland wildflowers. Together the species are often identified by the same common names: Wake-Robin, Trinity Flower, Wood Lily or Daffy-Down Dilly....