The most recent issue of Fine Gardening magazine had an interesting article by Toronto gardener Mary Gore entitled “Continuous Color in the Shade.” There’s a lot to commend in this article, not least the marvelous photos, but among other things it got me thinking about color schemes for shade. In most shady gardens, color in …
Category: Annuals, Perennial flowers, Shade Gardening Tags: Allium 'Mt. Everest', Allium 'Purple Sensation', Allium karataviense, Amsonia 'Blue Ice', Beacon Impatiens, Bee Balm, Bowman's Root, Clematis 'Ice Blue', Corydalis, Dwarf Goatsbeard, Fine Gardening Magazine, Goatsbeard, Golden Alexander, Great Blue Lobelia, Impatiens, Indian Pink, Purple-Flowering Raspberry, White Corydalis, Yellow Corydalis
Suddenly, it’s gone from a cool spring to a warm summer.
Category: Bulbs, Shade Gardening Tags: Allium 'Mt. Everest', Allium 'Purple Sensation', Allium karataviense, Amsonia 'Blue Ice', Calladium, Golden Groundsel, Long Beaked Sedge, Peony 'Abalone Pearl', Peony 'America', Solomon's Plume
Most of the horticultural drama around here is in the front garden. But we shouldn’t forget that on either side of the house there are narrow strips within our property lines. And then there’s the back garden. Let’s take a look at what’s going on in those relatively neglected areas.
Category: Bulbs, Native Plants and Wildflowers, Perennial flowers, Shade Gardening Tags: Allium 'Purple Sensation', Amsonia 'Blue Ice', Bluestar, Camassia, Clematis 'Guernsey Cream', Common Camas, Lady Ferns, Side Gardens, Wild Columbine, Wild Ginger
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