Monthly Archives: March 2010
A $10 Sugar Creek gift certificate for the first person who correctly identifies this plant
POSTED BY KIM — Attention plant nerds: This contest is for you! (All Sugar Creek Gardens’ employees are exempt — no whining!) I’ll give you a few hints: 1. I’m a perennial that is happy in the sun, but will … Continue reading
Filed under Goofy!, Perennials
World’s largest flowering plant — still growing
POSTED BY KIM — A 116-year-old wisteria vine in southern California has recently been entered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest flowering plant (as opposed to the largest flower, which you might have seen in … Continue reading
Filed under Bragging, Perennials, Vines
Campanula ‘Viking’ — a well-behaved warrior in the garden
POSTED BY KIM — Sorry for the cheesy headline! But if you’ve grown campanula, then you know that it has a tendency to “divide and conquer,” shall we say. It can almost be invasive, but if you love the flowers … Continue reading
Filed under Hummingbird, Perennials
Terrarium Day at Sugar Creek
POSTED BY KIM — Abby taught her terrarium class this morning, and it was fantastic! So popular, in fact, that we hope to schedule class #2 in the next few weeks, so if you’d like to be added to the … Continue reading
Filed under Container gardening, Customers
I’m a henbit farmer
POSTED BY KIM — It’s my day off, so you know what that means: RAIN! The 2010 “rain schedule” is so far keeping an eerily close pace with the 2009 “rain schedule” — in short: I get a day off and … Continue reading
Virginia Bluebells are making their spring debut
POSTED BY KIM — Oooh, I love my Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). Their leaves are just now popping their heads above ground, but it’s all about the flowers. You CANNOT beat the blues and purples that mingle in these petals. … Continue reading
Filed under Natives, Perennials, Shade
Sneak Peak Behind the Scenes
POSTED BY CALEB One of the best things about working at a specialty nursery is getting to see all the flats of wonderful and unusual baby plants coming in. We have such an exciting array of plants for you all … Continue reading
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Daisy lovers — check out ‘Bananas and Cream’
POSTED BY KIM — Everyone loves daisies. But I must say — they’re kind of floppy and only bloom for 2 weeks or so. That leaves many many many weeks of “no daisies” in that spot in your garden. In … Continue reading
Filed under Butterfly, Perennials
Epimedium ‘Orange Queen’ — put it on your shopping list
POSTED BY KIM — New this year is Epimedium ‘Orange Queen’ — I know there are folks out there who “collect” orange perennials, and this one should definitely make the list. Tiny tricolored flowers rise above the basal foliage, lending … Continue reading
Filed under Perennials, Shade
