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Deep Shade Plants Tried and True
Think about it……………big leaves are like big hands. The more surface area the more light the plants can access. Having said that……this is a perfect example of the rule about how there are no steadfast rules. Our native huckleberry, … Continue reading
Heather – The Perfect Low Maintenance Ground Color
Heather – The Perfect Low Maintenance Ground Color Look at your landscape right now…Could it use a little ground color? A plant with full season color which prefers full day sun, stays low – think 4 inches tall (never higher) … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Gardening, Garden Tips, New Improved plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening, Winter Gardening
Tagged companion plantings for confiers, companion plantings for grasses, drought tolerant plantings, Evergreen groundcover, evergreen plants w color, Flowering evergreen shrub, garden coach recommends easy care plants, low water plantings, xeriscape plantings
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Itoh Peony Low Maintenance Beauty
Itoh Peony – Low Maintenance Beauty and Thrills for All What’s all the fuss about the new Itoh (say it Eeetoe) Peonys? These new plants eliminate the only weak point of the old fashioned peony, the weak stems which can … Continue reading
Posted in dramatic flowers, Fall Gardening, New Improved plants, Plants I Recommend, Spring Gardening
Tagged attractive dissected leaves, cutting flowers, foliage, fragrant flowers, garden coach favorite, huge summer flowers, improved peony, long blooming flowers, low maintenance flowers, low maintenance shrubs, no flop flowers, peony, Perfect plants for Oregon, Perfect plants for the Northwest, vase flowers
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Winter Garden Plants that Sizzle with Color
Hamamelis – Witch hazel ‘Jelena’ Foreground, ‘Arnold’s Promise’ in background-photo Carol Lindsay Don’t miss seeing the bare stems of witch hazel come alive with bright yellow or red orange flowers. I stopped en route to The Oregon Garden last Saturday to take … Continue reading
Bulbs: Low Maintenance Beauty
Bulbs can be the ultimate low maintenance plant, just pick the right ones and get them out of the garage (Yes thousands of bulbs selected with great anticipation live and die in the garage). Please don’t feel bad and give … Continue reading
