Forget about ‘green thumbs’. Anyone can grow the more popular plant types and keep them looking attractive.
Mike Scheitz Recommends Autumn Gold Ginko
Meet the plant Autumn Gold Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’) A great selection if you want something unique and historic in your yard. A male clone that does not produce fruit. Zone 3 plant that grows 45 feet tall by 35 feet wide and takes its time getting there. Striking golden yellow fall color. The[…]
Laurie McWilliams Recommends Black Gum
Meet the plant Black Gum (Nyssa Sylvatica) The Black Gum is a beautifully shaped tree with glossy summer foliage and shades of red and orange in the fall. It ranges in height 30-50 feet and spreads 20-30 feet. It performs well in full sun to part shade light conditions. It is a low maintenance tree[…]
Cheryl Linnemann Recommends Dipladenia
Meet the plant Dipladenia This gorgeous vining annual is a blooming powerhouse. Dipalendias are known for their heat and drought tolerance making them tough as nails. It’s the perfect choice for the occasional forgetful waterer, overscheduled plant lover, and me! Blooms: May- August Exposure: Full sun Type: Annual This plant is a hummingbird magnet! This[…]
Colin Stephens Recommends Bee Balm
Meet the plant Bee Balm (Monarda x ‘Raspberry Wine’) Monarda ‘Raspberry Wine’ is a perennial bee balm cultivar. Plants have deep green leaves on sturdy square stems. In the summer months it blooms with beautiful raspberry-colored tubular flowers that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms: June – August Exposure: Full sun to part shade Type:[…]
Meagan Provencher Recommends ‘Temple of Bloom’ Seven-Son Flower
Meet the plant ‘Temple of Bloom’ Seven-son Flower (Heptacodium miconiodes ‘Temple of Bloom’) A plant for everyone — fragrant white flowers in fall, peeling bark, attracts hundreds of pollinators AND hummingbirds, great for smaller spaces, trim as a small tree or large shrub, tough, fast growing, and easy to grow! Blooms: October Exposure: Full sun[…]
Tyler Perkins Recommends ‘Aphrodite’ Sweetshrub
Meet the plant ‘Aphrodite’ Sweetshrub (Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’) Looking for something special to set you apart from the competition? Add ‘Aphrodite’ calycanthus to your plant palette. Very large flowers resemble red magnolias, appearing amid glossy, tropical looking foliage for months every summer. Flowers are fragrant, though the scent is highly subjective — ask your staff and[…]
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Nikki Melin Recommends Millenium Onion
Meet the plant Millenium Onion (Allium ‘Millenium’) Perennial Plant Association plant of the year 2018. Bright lavender flowers in the summer months. Adds interest to the garden in the fall/winter as seed heads persist. Blooms: July – August Exposure: Full sun Type: Herbaceous Perennial Pollinator friendly, salt tolerant, and rabbit and deer resistant. Learn more[…]
Abby Kansal Schack Recommends Bald Cypress
Meet the plant Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) A deciduous conifer that drops its needles in fall; has interesting “knees,” which are a part of the tree’s root system popping out of the ground around its base. Large and stately native trees with feathery needles and great form. Blooms: March – April Exposure: Full sun Type:[…]