I was excited to read about the 'Tuff Stuff' lacecap hydrangea (from Proven Winners ) because it's billed as being hardy enoug...

Fall planting in my garden is finally finished after getting several hundred bulbs and a few bareroot perennials in the ground.  Now there...

The garden is all brown and grey right now, but these 'Queen Charlotte' violets will be among the first flowers to bloom in a month ...

Along with bulbs, autumn is the time to plant bare root peonies. I have a few on order already: the herbaceous 'Kansas' from Whi...

Here are some photos of the double Winter Jewels hellebores that I saw at the Northwest Garden Nursery in Oregon. I didn't stop to write...

Happy Valentine's Day! There are a dozen women who work at my husband's office, and this year I decided to do something for them fo...

After a large remodeling/relandscaping project in the front yard last spring, I'm planning to take a break from big projects this year a...

If you are planning to order plants from a catalog or website, here are a few tips that I've learned from past experiences. Why order by...