Milkweed (Asclepias) Lupine (Lupinus) St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida) Prairie Violet (Viola pedatifida) Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa) Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) Perennial Sunflowers (Helianthus) Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) Rudbeckia (most varieties) Coneflower (some varieties) Soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) Primrose (Oenothera speciosa) Larkspur (Delphinium) Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia) Heliopsis Lavender/Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Catmint (nepeta) Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) Prairie Violet Image Credit: American Meadows Height 3″ – 6″ Soapwort Image Credit:…
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Shade Garden Plants
White Lamium [Nancy] Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 6″ – 8″ Orchid Frost Lamium| Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 6″ – 8″ Catlin’s Giant Ajuga. Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 3″ – 9 “ Black Scallop Ajuga. Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 4″ – 6 “ Angelique Fragrant Begonia Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 8″…
Roses Added to My Garden in 2024 and 2025
Lady Banks Rose Image Credit: Heirloom Roses Height: 20′ + Peggy Martin Rose Image Credit: Southern Living Height: 15’+ Grows Quickly Claire Austin Very Fragrant Climber – Up to 12′ Repeat Flowering Thorny David Austin lists Claire Austin as One of the Most Fragrant Roses: I added Claire Austin Rose to My Garden in 2024….
What Is A Cottage Garden? A Cottage Garden Is an Attitude — A Way of Life
What Is A Cottage Garden? In quick response: A Cottage Garden Begins with an Informal Garden But A Cottage Garden Is More than a Garden–It is an Attitude–It is a Way of Life, I have created cottage gardens in several states, and the following characterizes all of my cottage gardens: My Cottage Gardens are Informal…
Free Garden Plan for a Cottage Garden – 10′ x 22′ – What Is a Cottage Garden?
– Image Credit and Design from BHG online This plan adds some boxwoods for winter color and to stabilize the design through the changes of the seasons: A. 3 Boxwood Buxus B. 3 Dame’s Rockets C. 1 Lamb’s Ear D. 4 Cranesbill Geranium E. 1 Penstemon Sour Grapes F. 2 White, Peach-Leaved Bellflower G. 4…
Emily’s Garden – My New Year’s Resolution for My First Grandchild
It’s December 31, and I was busy working on my Resolutions for the New Year, which begins tomorrow. But my heart is aching for my oldest grandchild whose first home was destroyed by a tornado. That happened a couple of days ago, “What can I give her, poor as I am?” “What can I give…
My Joy Garden – How to Create a Children’s Sunflower Garden Step by Step – Twelve Days of Christmas Day 9
Several times I have said that I am creating a Joy Garden as my tribute to the Joy Candle that I light on the Second Sunday of Advent. I am also creating a Hope Garden as my tribute to the Hope Candle that I might on the First Sunday of Advent. I grow perennials and…
Winter Garden Tasks – Prepare to Take Care of Your Backyard Birds
It is December 27, and here in Mississippi, I am still able to get out and dig in my garden, But I live in North Mississippi now–not far from Memphis, TN, and I know that any day, the other shoe will drop, and a winter freeze will end my gardening–at least for a day or…
Winter Garden Tasks: A List
Create New Raised Beds Prepare to Take Care of Your Backyard Birds Control Winter Weeds Eliminate Dead Vines and Annuals RemoveTrash Sow Bachelor Button and Poppy Seeds
Winter Garden Task: Time to Get Rid of Winter Weeds
Henbit – A Winter Weed in Mississippi Image Credit – Mississippi State Extension I have deliberately planted lamium plants before, and I was momentarily pleased to see the Henbit that had sprouted in patches all around my winter garden. All of my gorgeous flowers had receded into their winter sleep–or had desisted entirely, and the…