By the end of each gardening season I have usually compiled a list of plants I want to grow next year. If you keep a list like this you can be prepared to either start your plants from seed, visit … Continue reading →
I have three Akebia Quinata vines. One is called the Chocolate Vine because of the dark purple-brown blossoms and its five leaf vine structure. The others are Albiflorus, with white flowers. All three bloom in April, then re-leaf in May … Continue reading →
Here’s the latest addition to my wish list for the garden: Heptacodium miconioides. Seven Son Flower is a member of the honeysuckle family, or Caprifoliaceae, so you know it’s going to be fragrant. It is considered a shrub, but is … Continue reading →
This spring I came upon the shy looking Persicaria odorata at Swanson’s. It was in a 3 or 4 inch pot and not looking too happy even though its red-marked stems and pointed leaves were still very pretty. I always … Continue reading →
