A beloved spring favorite of mine is the Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis). Its lacy, blue-green foliage provides a wonderful contrast to the weeping habit of heart-shaped flowers in red, white, pink, or a combination thereof depending on … [Read more...]
a plant i’d order: hakonechloa ‘all gold’
IT GROWS IN SHADE, READS AS SOLID GOLD, and looks good from early May to sometime in winter, I think, faded to wheat-color and partly hidden in snow. Even my beloved former cat agreed on this one: Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ was Jack’s favorite … [Read more...]
April 27: Plant Sale by Bedford Master Gardeners
Can't wait to get your garden growing? Me neither! Join us- Mark your calendar for BAMGA's Annual Plant Sale on Saturday from 9am-1pm, April 27th. Rain or shine! Another fantastic year of sharing our favorite plants, grown with TLC. Bring your … [Read more...]
Hellebores – what to know and which to grow
Hellebores are the jewels of the garden come winter and early spring, and come in myriad petal forms and colours. "What Herbaceous perennials with nodding, bell-shaped flowers and glossy, semi-evergreen foliage. Single, double and semi-double … [Read more...]