Say Hello to Hellebores When it comes to spectacular late winter and early spring foliage and bloom displays, nothing delivers like a hellebore. Its thick, textured leaves and ethereal flowers turn a shady spot in a frosty garden into a true paradise. Without a doubt, growing hellebores is a really worthwhile and gratifying experience. And […]
Late Winter Pruning in the Midwest It’s time to engage in some late winter pruning here in the Midwest. Hit ’em while they’re still sleeping. In hardiness zone 5B/6A, your soon-to-awaken perennials will thank you for the axe treatment. By John G. Stamos Greetings, readers and subscribers, and welcome back. Got a helpful one for
Does a ‘China Girl’ Need a ‘China Boy?’: Love Among the Holly Bushes Does a ‘China Girl’ need a ‘China Boy’ in order for this gorgeous green holly to make those awesome little red berries (that everybody likes to dangle from their fireplace mantels during the holidays)? Sexual dimorphism notwithstanding, love among the holly bushes
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How Cold Hardy Are Gardenias, Really? How cold hardy are gardenias, really? The emerging answer is currently shivering its ass off in my garden. By John G. Stamos Table of Contents How Cold Hardy Are Gardenias, Really? An Introduction Welcome, readers and subscribers. Please accept my apologies for my recent hiatus. It’s been a rough
Autumn Leaves: Rake ’em or Forget ’em? “Autumn leaves: rake ’em or forget ’em?” That’s the question of the hour. When the trees are bare, but the ground is covered (and that includes the ground where your garden grows), what do you do with that brown and rustling terrestrial blanket? The answer depends on a
“What the Hell Is a Toad Lily?” My ornamental perennial garden has got some pretty good stuff growing in it. Well-known beauties like roses and hydrangeas share the territory with slightly more esoteric individuals like blue-flowered gentians and corydalis. But maybe the strangest (and among the prettiest and most exotic-looking) of my garden’s denizens are
Full of Life Gardens: An Interview with Garden Designer Nick Webb In the UK, birthplace of the eponymous English Garden (and a land where competition is obviously stiff), if you want to succeed as a professional garden designer, you’d better be an excellent professional garden designer. Nick Webb is exactly that. The multitalented founder and
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Beautiful Blue Garden Blooms There’s just something so incredibly transcendent about a blue flower. That color. That color. Takes me somewhere else… Ok, I’m back. And I’m going to show you some of the beautiful blue blooms that grow in my garden. Ten different kinds, in fact. With pics and info on how to grow ’em.
Weird and Stinky Fungus in Your Mulch? Get Rid of It Quick Have you found a bunch of weird and stinky fungus growing in your mulch (like the stuff in this picture)? Get rid of it quick with this super-simple hack. By John G. Stamos Weird and Stinky Fungus in My Mulch This stuff is
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How Do Climbing Vines Actually Climb? So how do climbing vines actually climb? Good question. And a good thing that my friend, Bob, is here to help me answer it. Today, Bob discovers that not all garden variety ornamental climbing vines are created equal. Turns out that different kinds of vines make different kinds of
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