Perennials
Perennial Garden Maintenance – Editing
Perennial gardens require maintenance and one of those tasks is controlling fast-spreading plants that want to take over.
Read MoreFlowering Ground Cover for Full Sun
A weed-smothering groundcover for sun, a native perennial that spreads and is good for pollinators and birds. Zagreb Coreopsis.
Read MoreWhen Can I Plant On Cape Cod?
If you’re wondering when you can start planting on Cape Cod, here is a list to guide you. Learn when to put shrubs, trees, and flowers in.
Read MoreSummer Color in Dry Places?
It’s possible to have summer flowers in gardens that are hot and dry. Here are a few plants that are drought tolerant for color in summer.
Read MoreMontauk or Nippon Daisies
How to grow Montauk or Nippon daisies on Cape Cod. Tricks for making sure your plants don’t flop and are covered with daisies in October.
Read MoreHellebores For Your Garden
Are you familiar with hellebores? If not, let me introduce you to a wonderful perennial for shade. These plants are evergreen and bloom in the winter or early spring. That’s right, there’s a perennial plant that’s in flower in December, January and February! Here’s what you need to know about these fantastic plants.
Read MoreStill Time To Take Cuttings
You can take cuttings of many plants in the fall and root them. Keep some of your annuals, or propagate that favorite hydrangea.
Read MoreFall Flower and Foliage Color
Celebrate the seasons with fall flowering plants, pumpkins and ornamental cabbages and kale for a colorful, autumnal display.
Read MoreAugust Landscape To-Do List
There are many things to do in the Cape Cod garden in August, as well as a few things you don’t want to be doing. Here is a checklist for landscape care at the end of summer. To Do: Not To Do
Read MorePlanting and Caring For Echinacea (coneflower)
Echinacea, aka coneflower, is one of our favorite native perennials. Here is how to grow this lovely flower and take care of it.
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