Category Archives: Annuals
One of Tina’s windowboxes for inspiration
POSTED BY KIM — I don’t know how she does it, but Tina’s genius in the container arena continues to awe and inspire me. This is one she whipped up for the gift shop entrance…
Filed under Annuals, Container gardening, Fall/winter interest
Monarch *jackpot*
POSTED BY KIM — I feel like every summer, I search for Monarch eggs and think “This is the year they won’t come!” because I forget that they’re more August egg-layers. So *finally,* yesterday I found some eggs on my … Continue reading
Planting Time
POSTED BY CALEB I’m finally getting things back in order with my plantings at home. This looks like it’s going to be the “year of the ear” – I currently have eleven different varieties of elephant ears in containers or … Continue reading
Filed under Annuals, Bragging, Container gardening, Perennials
Did someone say “scrumptious?”
POSTED BY KIM — I love my annual poppies. Even though they’re technically annuals, they re-seed so prolifically that they come back every year with no work for me. I’ve got some that are a lovely watermelon color, some beautiful pink ones, … Continue reading
In case of winter blues, look at these pictures, stat!
POSTED BY KIM — I was digging through some pictures on my computer yesterday when I ran across a couple of photos I took at a client’s house. I used to do home gardening maintenance for her, and she did … Continue reading
The world’s best mum: The classic ‘Clara Curtis’
POSTED BY KIM — I gave a talk the other day at the nursery about the beauty of the fall garden, and one thing I like to do is go out that morning before work and cut a sample of anything … Continue reading
Filed under Annuals, Fall/winter interest, Perennials
Behold the (trumpets blowing) Colocasia ‘Diamond Head’
POSTED BY KIM — This baby is more than 6 feet tall — it’s a monster! And the black coloring is stunning. Caleb planted two specimens in his garden here, and the one that is on “higher ground” (this means … Continue reading
A quick look at what’s blooming on my deck
POSTED BY KIM — Even though the season is winding down, I was out on my deck this morning and saw my passion flower vine blooming. Yay! It was a bittersweet moment because it was the first bloom of the … Continue reading
Filed under Annuals, Butterfly, Container gardening, Fruits & Vegetables, Tropicals, Vines
One of these things is not like the other…
POSTED BY KIM — Cabbage and kale are cool-season standards in St. Louis gardens and containers, and they’re also very popular with the *varmint population.* In the photo above, you see two purple kale. The one on the left has … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Annuals, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests, Whining
