A perennial that’s certainly not rare, and one I wouldn’t garden without, is the amazing South American (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay) native, bicolor purple shamrock. Perennial for us, here in Zone 7b/8a, Oxalis triangularis ‘Atropurpurea’ looks great in spring, goes on vacation during the heat of summer, then returns in fall with another glorious display. For
We’ve long been fascinated with dwarf spruces that will survive our intense summer heat and humidity, and here are a few from our collection that are still looking great after a brutally hot, humid, and dry summer. The first is Picea abies ‘Hereny’. This dwarf Norway spruce was discovered in Hungary by Józsa Miklós, and
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A splendid new selection, of the little-known, native (Virginia to Texas) Hydrangea barbara, is the gold-foliaged Hydrangea barbara ‘Chattahoochie Sunrise’. If you don’t recognize the name, it was formerly known as Decumaria barbara, before members of the genus hydrangea had an unexpected family reunion. We have grown this amazing discovery from Georgia plantsman, Cliff Brock,
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Here’s a favorite combination in the summer garden, featuring the pineapple lily, Eucomis ‘Purple Reign’, Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Chameleon’, Geranium ‘Azure Rush’, and the dryland fern, Astrolepis sinuata. This area gets about six hours of full sun daily, with average to dry soil moisture.
Our oldest clumps of Heuchera ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ are still looking great after nine years in the garden. Most modern coral bells have a garden life expectancy about as long as an unwatered and unplanted cell pack of annuals. We’re thrilled to have such amazing clones, such as this Walters Gardens introduction, to share.
A lively color combination we enjoy near our home, combines Clematis ‘Sapphire Indigo’, Tradescantia pallida, with the bright gold Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’. Clematis ‘Sapphire Indigo’, Tradescantia pallida, Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’
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On a recent trip to visit our friends at Garden Treasures, we found our collection of Acer palmatum cultivars expanding once again…the nature of our OCD affliction. The diversity of the genus is quite amazing, as our collection at JLBG now tops 90 different selections. Below are a few that I photographed recently in the
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Looking lovely in the garden this week, is the popular Asian garden fern, Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’. This Casa Flora introduction is slightly shorter than the typical species, with new fronds that are more colorful. We remove the old fronds of autumn fern, in very early spring, so they won’t visually interfere with the amazing new
One of the most amazing native plants we’ve ever had the pleasure of introducing is Aaron Floden’s Triosteum aurantiacum ‘Barry Purple’. Horse gentian is a little-known North American native which hails from mesic woodland from Canada south to Georgia. This deciduous 3′ tall x 3′ wide clumping perennial usually has green foliage, but this exceptional
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I continue to rave over the new hybrid ajuga groundcovers from Michigan plant breeder, Chris Hansen, who is oddly, no relation to Michigan plant breeder, Hans Hansen. Below are a few that are looking fabulous this week in the garden. Ajuga ‘Parrot Paradise’ in the garden this week. Below is the superb Ajuga ‘Cordial Canary’.
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