Posts Tagged ‘annuals’
Hanging Baskets – the Squish Factor
Nurseries are full of hanging baskets at this time of year, seemingly in every color and plant combination – except the one you want, right? How often have you found the perfect basket, wrestled it onto your cart then gone trundling around the nursery yet again trying to find a perfect match? Even if you find it…
Read MoreJoin in the Foliage Fest! (& giveaway)
The past couple of weeks have been a true whirlwind since my book FINE FOLIAGE, co-authored with Christina Salwitz was launched at the 2013 Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Seattle. My first talk at the show – a demonstration style seminar called ‘Spotlight on Foliage’ was standing room only and by the end of that…
Read MoreSeeds of Temptation
Seed catalogs should carry a warning label "Beware, this may be hazardous to your …." You fill in the blank. There is a certain addictive quality to them. You know that all you really need are parsnips and lettuce. OK and maybe you'll swing for those nice heirloom tomatoes you tried last year. Mind…
Read MoreA New Leaf
Forget the resolutions to eat less and exercise more. Good ideas but hardly enough to get excited about. Now if we're talking finding the hottest plants for 2013 THEN I get excited, especially if we're talking great foliage. Here are some of the best new leafy introductions to watch out for and there's not…
Read MoreHot Colors for Cold Days
I have a fabulous orange container. It's not a color I would ordinarily have chosen for our home but it was perfect for a magazine photo shoot we did this summer and I had been really looking forward to replanting it for fall and winter knowing that I would have fun playing off its exhibitionist…
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