POSTED BY KIM — Oooh, the boss is out of town and Michael and I have been busy busy busy. Yesterday we planted four new trees at the nursery, and in 50 years, they’ll be spectacular! Maybe sooner than that.
We also planted along the drive (pictured above), and down by the entrance to [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Groundcover’
October 13, 2009
When the cat’s away, the mice will plant new gardens…
May 11, 2009
Looking for a shady groundcover with lots of texture? Try sweet woodruff.
POSTED BY KIM — We have lots of shade gardeners in our area — lots of big trees — so I’m always up for the challenge when someone comes in with a problem area and they assume the worst — like they might be stuck having to plant ivy or <gasp> more hostas.
A great little [...]
April 30, 2009
A tiny little groundcover for the shade
POSTED BY KIM — I was so excited to walk outside today and find my iris cristata in full bloom. I don’t know if you can tell by the picture, but these little woodland iris are only about 5″ tall. I bought a 4″ quart plant about three years ago, and today I have the [...]
April 11, 2009
Now showing: Veronica ped. ‘Georgia Blue’
POSTED BY KIM — One of the few plants in my garden that’s in full bloom right now is the groundcover, Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue.’
It’s hard to find a true blue in the plant world. A few that come to mind — Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Perennial plumbago, and this little beauty.
It stays [...]
April 7, 2009
Incredible Creeping Phlox
POSTED BY PEGGY: One blog posting is not enough about the incredible Creeping Phlox. Call it old fashioned or say “been there, done that”, but before you do, go to your window and tell me what is blooming in your garden today. No other perennial blooms this early with such a punch of color than [...]
April 6, 2009
There’s nothing lowly about the beautiful creeping phlox
POSTED BY KIM — Once again, my neighbors Peter and Renata have the prettiest yard on the street. They have a bed right in front of their house that is swathed with creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) and grape hyacinth. The story is, when they first bought the house 50 years ago, the phlox was already [...]
April 2, 2009
Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass
POSTED BY PEGGY: Monkey grass is also know as Lily Turf or Liriope Grass. Liriope is pronounced (lir-RYE-oh-pee). I find it one of the hardest plant names to pronouce. It doesn’t roll off the tongue like other botanical names. I’ve heard lots of interesting interpretations over the years.
Liriope is a tough groundcover plant. It survives in full sun or [...]
October 29, 2008
More on arum, that unsung variegated beauty
POSTED BY KIM — Savvy gardener and Sugar Creek customer Caleb M. from Perryville, Mo., passed along this photo of a new arum in his garden. Arum ‘Chameleon’ has golden green variegation that makes this groundcover a diva! (I’d like to make a terrible Boy George pun here, but I’ll hold back.)
He found this sweet arum [...]
October 14, 2008
My arum is peeking out
POSTED BY KIM — I forget about this shady groundcover and then *plink!* it appears out of nowhere. It’s
arum italicum and is actually evergreen in my garden, although it does go dormant in the summer (which is why I kind of forget about it).
In many of the pictures I’ve seen, there’s always a very nice [...]
