Education | Kinghorn Gardens - Part 8
Plant for That: Small Spaces
Education | April 10th, 2014
Small Space Gardens force us to be purposeful with our plant selections. When space is at a premium we are pushed into maximizing each and every plant in play. Such intimate gardens are extensions...
Plant for That: Extraordinary and Ordinary
Education | April 3rd, 2014
A cheerful entrance to spring comes in the form of seeing an "ordinary, old-fashioned " Forsythia in bloom. Its vivid yellow flowers and graceful form combine to make a cheerful bow to the...
Plant for That: SPRING Combinations Part 2
Education | March 27th, 2014
Last week our Plant for That Posting announced the season of spring with a plant combination that needs some additional attention. Once the Virginia Bluebells go into dormancy we need other...
Plant for That: SPRING Combinations
Education | March 20th, 2014
On this first day of Spring it only seems appropriate to write about a planting combination that comes to life in a woodland setting. We always say that "Spring is a Season of New" and this...
Plant for That: Produce – Onions, Peas & Early Potatoes
Education | March 13th, 2014
March is the time of year when all it takes is a few rays of sunshine to get us thinking about early spring crops that like cooler spring time temperatures. Onions, Peas and Early Potatoes are three...
Plant for That: Staples
Education | March 6th, 2014
We seem to spend a significant amount of time working on and with the fundamentals of plant growth. The category for conversation on our Plant for That posting this week is Staples. An interesting...
Plant for That: Design
Education | March 2nd, 2014
Our Plant for That posting for the week is on Design. One of the first questions we receive in design considerations deals with where a particular “must have” plant will go rather than defining...
Plant for That: Protection
Education | February 20th, 2014
Pockets of Protection & Places of Refuge Historically, gardens were designated places of refuge and sanctuary; a place for respite and retreat from the onslaught of marauders. Typically, they...
Plant for That: Erosion Control
Education | February 13th, 2014
We asked, you voted, here it is! Who'd have thunk it that Plant for That: Erosion Control would take 1st place, so without further delay here are 3 selections to consider: Sorbaria sorbifolia - Ash...
Romantic, Bleeding Botanicals
Education | February 11th, 2014
With February 14th just days away, love is in the air… or soil for us plant people. Love-lies-bleeding, Bleeding hearts, and Love-in-a-Mist sound like cheesy song titles on a breakup mix CD but are...