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If you love the idea of starting a wide range of your own perennials from seed, be prepared to do a bit of searching for some of the more rare and unusual types. A good starting point is your local Heritage Perennials Dealer. Garden centers generally bring in a fresh stock of packaged seeds in [...]
Surely spring is the busiest season of the year for the avid perennial gardener. Fortunately, most of us have been cooped up indoors all winter and are anxious to get outside anyhow, and the cool but pleasant spring weather beckons to our gardening spirit! Is it time yet? The dead tops of perennials that have [...]
PLANTING STEPS (a) After preparing soil, dig a hole deep enough to hold root ball. (b) Remove the pot, break up root ball if root-bound. (c) Place root in the hole, fill with water. (d) Refill with soil. Root ball should be slightly below soil surface. (e) Water a second time. 1. CHOOSING PERENNIALS When [...]
With the way our subdivisions are set up, many home owners struggle with a narrow strip of ‘no man’s land’ between neighbouring properties. Instead of simply turfing the area, make a statement with a colourful perennial border. If the space available on your own property is less than 2’ wide, have a chat with your [...]
This garden bed is designed to be tucked up against the corner of a fence or into a bright nook against the house. Varieties are selected for optimum bloom time interspersed with bold foliage, texture and colour. This garden will be a colourful delight all season long, from late spring until autumn. The Heucherella will [...]
Enjoy a riot of colour from early summer through early autumn with this easy summer border. The plants enjoy a bright location but prefer not to be in the blazing afternoon sun. A good loam soil and regular watering is required to keep the Cimicifuga and Astilbe at their best. Otherwise, if these are allowed [...]
In late summer and fall, many kinds of perennials begin to form seed heads, and gardeners often ask us how to go about collecting seed to start their own plants. For hybrid selections of things like Daylilies (Hemerocallis) or Hosta, just be aware that the resulting seedlings are not likely to resemble the parent plant. [...]
In warm summer regions, fall can be an ideal time to plant a brand new perennial garden or to rejig an established one. The moisture is back (or hopefully will be shortly), the days and nights are cooler and as gardeners we are more comfortable being outdoors than high summer, so we will likely put [...]
While visiting those wonderful spring garden shows (like the Philadelphia Flower Show or Canada Blooms), it’s hard to resist the urge to purchase at least a few plants, only to get home later and realize it’s probably too early to plant them directly outside. Keeping them alive and healthy until mid-spring is really quite simple. [...]
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