Category: Plant of the Week

While a beautiful garden is a treasure within itself, a garden that exudes great wafts of fragrance is a real gem. In addition, fragrant plants are sources of soothing aromatherapy and magnets to birds and other winged pollinators. Luckily, if…

Agastache rupestris. Sunset hyssop fills the garden with the aroma of root beer or licorice, and a surefire way to attract hummingbirds to your garden. The vibrant pink, purple and orange blossoms definitely catch your eye, adding pizazz to any yard.…

Red Flame Grape, Vitis vinifera, melts in your mouth! Firm, fully ripe grapes have a pleasant seedless taste with no tough skins. Produces an amazing 30+ clusters of fruit per vine. Planting Tip: In an area the is hot and…

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could enjoy an attractive, colorful garden without spending all of your free time working at it? It can be done, and all it takes is some knowledge about the right plants to use and…

‘Thymus vulgaris’, The small oval leaves pack a lot of flavor, being small enough to use in the kitchen without dicing before adding to dishes. The aromatic, warming flavor holds up well during cooking times of favorite casseroles, vegetables, soups,…

Cotinus coggygria  Its lush purple color simply glows in the garden, and you’ll love the new look with each passing season!  Loves heat, sun, wind and being exposed with the rest of your native plants.  Growing to just 10 feet…

Large, fragrant, burgundy and lavender flowers appear in big bold clusters all summer long.  This unique Watters selection is prized for its long bloom time, without setting the usual seed pods. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbird and 100%…

Nursery professionals use these shopping techniques for just the right amount of flower color in their gardens.  They keep projects on budget, full of color, and without a trace of gardener’s remorse. Shop Your Garden Center Like a Nursery Professional…

Flowers are a traditional part of every Mother’s Day celebration, and with that special occasion just two weeks away I couldn’t resist a column about flowers.  However, instead of a bouquet of her favorite blooms or a blossom-covered plant, I’m…

Legend has it that pansies could transfer the thoughts of sweethearts without a spoken word. The flowers were a popular ingredient in “love potions”, and have appeared in the writings of many authors including D. H. Lawrence, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wordsworth,…