Old Country Gardens

I try to do a perennial spotlight every few weeks. Yesterday I wrote one for my Melanie's Perennials blog, it featured some of the hard...

Finding good fall perennials require a bit of hunting. So many gardeners stop shopping for plants once summer heat hits but that's one w...

Oh no, I think I've fallen head over heels, madly in love with a plant in my garden. Our lousy cool wet morning slowly turned into a bea...

The most well behaved plant in my garden has to be Aruncus aethusifolius. The plant catalog at my desk here describes it perfectly: "10...

Today's Perennial Spotlight is focused upon a charming little creeper, Cymbalaria muralis which is known locally as Kenilworth Ivy. Thes...

Well, today I planned on writing about seating areas in the garden but all that went out of my head. It's all because of those darn weat...

Dicentra spectabilis, more commonly known as Bleeding Hearts is a perennial that I just adore. My gardens are filled with them, they bloom f...

Last year was the first that I had Hellebore seedlings bloom. It was so exciting to see their different faces. The bees had done the pollina...

Brrr, it's freezing outside so there's nothing better to do than sit here and go through some lovely photos taken last spring. One p...

Last year I bought three Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine'. At least, that's the cultivar name I remember. It's not the first time...