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Energy Efficient, Cool Season Calamagrostis (Post)
Need to keep your benches full and your heating bills low? With the right cool season grasses, it’s more than possible — it’s profitable. “Feather reed grass” is a classic cool season grass that thri
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like... Christmas? (Begonia) (Post)There’s no time like the Dog Days to plan for the Holidays!The breeding wizards at Terra Nova Nurseries have outdone themselves – again! – with their world-class Begonias. These multi-purpose beauties
A Grass By Any Other Name(Post)WHAT LOOKS LIKE A GRASS, GROWS like a grass and SELLS like a grass...... but isn’t a grass? We have the answer -- several answers, in fact. Our ornamental lineup includes some great impostors,
Some Like it Cool (Aquilegia) (Post)“And the eagle flies with the dove.” – Stephen StillsYou know “cool crops” as a description of certain annuals that don’t need (or like) lots of heat to finish for spring sales. Well, it’s not just fo
Some Like it Cool - Part 2 (Aquilegia) (Post)Energy Efficient Early Perennials – Columbine “And the eagle flies with the dove.” – Stephen StillsYou know “cool crops” as a description of certain annuals that don’t need (or like) lots of heat to f
Mmmmm… What’s that smell? Lavandula angustifolia (Post)Wait, don’t tell me – it’s lavender, of course!Photo courtesy of Running Creek Lavender Farm in Locust, North Carolina.Yes, it’s Lavandula, all right. Nothing else can match the calming, clean fragran
The Sweet Smell of Success - Lavandula angustifolia (Post)Mmmmm… What’s that smell? Wait, don’t tell me – it’s lavender, of course! Yes, it’s Lavandula, all right. Nothing else can match the calming, clean fragrance of this legendary herb. That marvelous f
Succulents: All the Juicy Details(Post)Need evidence that succulent plants are hot? Here’s some. In recent months, I was invited to speak on succulents at a fruit and vegetable convention, and to a local herb guild. Can you name two in