May 11, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

Botanical Name: Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’ Height: 12″ Spacing: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade Performance: Perennial Blooms: Golden-Yellow (May- July)   Italian for Gold Star, ‘Stella d’Oro’ is by far the most popular Daylily for north Texas. This famed Hemerocallis is a stellar performer with a low growth habit, prolific flowers, and repeat blooms. It’s one of the most…

April 27, 2017 admin

Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla  Height: 2-3′ Width: 2-3′ Exposure: Part Sun, Shade (Morning Sun) Performance: Perennial Gardeners love the bold show of Hydrangea macrophylla. Their larger than life flowers captivate a landscape making it well worth the extra effort they require.   Hydration is essential for a healthy hydrangea. Hence the Latin name, ‘Hydra’, which describes the plant’s excessive need for water. The species macrophylla, refers…

April 26, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

Botanical Name: Solenostemon scutellarioides Height: 18-24″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade Performance: Annual  Coleus is a popular late spring and summer annual used to decorate containers and flower beds with its bold, showy foliage. Our new ‘Mainstreet’ series adds to our diverse range of colors and leaf shapes available. This annual is interestingly a…

April 7, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

Woodland Phlox Botanical Name: Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ Height: 12″ Width: 6-12″ Exposure: Part Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Blue (March-April) Clouds of beautiful, gently scented, loosely clustered lavender-blue flowers delight spring and at tract butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ forms a lush creeping mat of freely entwined stems with semi-evergreen oblong foliage.   Woodland Phlox thrives…

March 16, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

In spring vibrant, showy flowers soar atop lacy green foliage. Aquilegias are from the northern hemisphere and can be found growing wild in meadows and woodlands. The genus Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle because of the flowers unique spurred petals.     Botanical Name: Aquilegia x ‘Origami’ Height: 14-16″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full…

March 3, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

  Botanical Name: Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ Height: 10-12″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Blue Scabiosa is a genus native to the Mediterranean where it grows on dry rocky slopes. Today, it’s a north Texas butterfly garden favorite that was awarded 2000’s perennial plant of the year.   Lacy, lavender-blue inflorescences…

May 28, 2015 admin

Cape Daisy Botanical Name: Osteospermum Height: 9-12″ Width: 12″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: Assorted Colors (February-May)       Osteospermums awaken a wintered garden.   Otherwise known as the Cape Daisy, this South African native possesses luminous flowers that rejuvenate and make a garden shine. Here in north Texas, these sun-lovers take kindly to the cool temperatures…

February 20, 2017 Chelsea Quimby

Botanical Name: Iberis sempervirens ‘Purity’ Height: 4-6″ Width: 16″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: White (March-April)   Iberis sempervirens is a harbinger of spring. It signals the coming of warm days. Billowing white clouds of flowers envelop the glossy evergreen foliage. The genus name Iberis is derived from its Iberian Peninsula origin, while the species sempervirens name describes the plants evergreen…

May 28, 2015 admin

Botanical Name: Pelargonium × hortorum Height: 15-18″ Width: 10″ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Annuals Bloom: February (Assorted Colors) Zonal? Interspecific? What do these terms mean? The, zonal geraniums make up the traditional Maverick series. Zonal geraniums are the oldest and most well known, brought to Europe from frost free South Africa in 1632 by John Tradescant, gardener to…

November 17, 2016 admin

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemums Height: 15″ Width: 18″ Exposure: Full Sun Performance: Annual Bloom: Assorted Colors (October-November) As the summer heat begins to break these fall beauties begin to crack. Well known for their bright colors, mums provide a welcoming site to doorways and front porches. Used for autumn displays they can be combined with pumpkins, gourds, hay bales,…

November 17, 2016 admin

Botanical Name: Farfugium japonicum ‘Giganteum’ Height: 2-3′ Width: 2′ Exposure: Shade Performance: Perennial  Bloom: Yellow (August-November) The bold, glossy green leaves of Farfugium japonicum ‘Giganteum’ look like something straight out of a tropical oasis. Its attractive large, shiny foliage makes the perfect specimen in any moist, well-drained shade garden. The giant round-to kidney-shaped leaves reach anywhere from 12-15” wide….

November 16, 2016 admin

Botanical Name: Salvia leucantha Height: 4′ Width: 3-4′ Exposure: Full Sun, Part Sun Performance: Perennial Bloom: Purple/White (September-October) Salvia leucantha is an excellent low-maintenance perennial for showy fall color. Its narrow silver-green foliage produces long cascading-like flower stalks with attractive velvety soft blooms of violet and white. Occasionally, some S. leucanthas produce equally as admirable solid…