Plant Basics
Plants need some basics to grow successfully. Plants, themselves, are generally made up of similar parts. They all have certain requirements for garden plant success: light, water, nutrients. If you learn this general “how-to” knowledge it will help you...
List of Flowering Perennials for Dry Shade
The Difficult Spot Dry shade is usually considered a very difficult spot for plants. Under Maple trees, with their heavy shade and shallow roots, or under overhanging eaves next to a building, these areas are less than ideal. We may want to mulch them with stones or...
Sun, Partial Sun or Partial Shade, Dappled Sun, Full Shade
Light requirements for plants are listed in all the resources, but what is meant by “Full Sun, Partial Sun- Partial Shade, Dappled Sun, Full Shade” designations for sunlight? Why Sunlight Conditions Are Important Ilona’s green thumb tips Knowing...Read moreI have seen some wonderful combinations of planting dark Cotinus behind a turquoise painted bench or boldly, a bright red bench set into a darkly green woodland setting.
