Blue Ridge Mountain Area Plants
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Country & Rural Garden News (13)Newspapers (6)Other Gardening News (A-J) (29)Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)16 Apr 04 Pulmonaria Some gardeners prefer plants that are orderly and behaved, but I enjoy those that fill in and beautify an area without my help. Pulminaria sports pleasing blue flowers that fade to a agreeable pink with both colors present as... 4 Feb 04 Tiger Lily Tiger Lilies are interesting plants, especially for children, because of the unusual way they reproduce. Little brown balls form where the leaf meets the stem, and will grow into new lily bulbs if they fall into the right spot... 24 Jan 04 Ornamental Grasses As I write this in the middle of January there are very few plants in the garden that still have an identifiable shape. Along with the bare-boned shrubs and assorted evergreens the perennial grasses mark the garden boundaries and play... 25 Jul 03 Salvia sclarea This has got to be one of my favorite plants if only for the smell. Other people have told me that it is a unpleasant smell, maybe medicinal, but I think it smells clean. It is certainly a strong...... 17 Jun 03 Clematis Clematis is a wonderful flowering vine that seems to grow and bloom well in some situations and mysteriously disappear in others. On more than one occasion and location I have young vines fail to come up one year only... 12 Jun 03 Verbascum blattaria I first saw this plant growing wild on a shady ditchbank, but I have learned it grows better with sun and drained soil. Usually known as moth mullein, it is a close relative of the much more common and much... 19 May 03 Sempervivums Sempervivums are attractive all year but are especially wonderful in winter. Their colors are brightest in cold weather and they look like living jewels peeking through the melting snow. Usually referred to as hens and chicks, the Latin name... 21 Apr 03 Iris, dwarf Dwarf Irises bloom at the same time as mid-season tulips and late narcissus. They rival bearded Irises in their color range, but grow only a few inches tall. Their cultural requirements are the same as the taller irises, they... 14 Apr 03 Quince Early in the season, when landscapes are dominated by the bright yellow of Forsythias and daffodils, the comparatively rare quince (Chaenomeles japonica) shines with it's clear bright colors. My son and I make it a daily event to check... 19 Mar 03 Primulas As soon as the first Crocuses start to bloom, I have to start checking every little corner for the earliest blooms. These Primula denticulatas, or drumstick Primulas, opened just today. Unlike some primulas they sprouted readily from seed and...
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