This is part II of Garden Smackdown’s Play Natives Forward, my list of perennial and annual plants which I am attempting to establish this growing season. Last year I concentrated on understory trees and shrubs (in the Year of the Shrub), and the year before that it was cleaning up invasives and thinning trees …
» Read the rest...I came upon some much abused Christmas rose still trying to bloom on my woodland floor. These plants flower in winter in my Georgia garden, making them a welcomed friend.
Legend of the Christmas Rose
The Legend of the Christmas Rose is the tale of Madelon, a young girl seeking to worship the Christ Child. When she …
This is an excellent native plant resource put out by the North Carolina Native Plant Society. You can search by plant type, i.e. tree, shrub, fern, evergreen, etc or bloom time by month, light sun/shade requirements and water needs. Please give them a visit and find the perfect native plant for any spot in your …
» Read the rest...I have four large Camellia, Winter’s Star. Dang things are blooming like mad right now and it’s the first of October. These shrubs were already here when I moved in two years ago and both years they bloomed November -December. It kind of bums me out that they chose now as I had figured …
» Read the rest...What a great plant! I love American beautyberry. It has everything going for it – hardy, low maintenance, bees love the flowers (albeit short lived) and birds love the berries. The lavender color on the berry is stunning. After the leaves fall in autumn, those lovely lavender berries persist. This plant thrives even …
» Read the rest...I ran across these photos while browsing GardenWeb’s Name That Plant Forum. This particular forum is fantastic if you have a plant in your yard, or find one in the woods that you don’t know what the heck is and would like to identify. Take some photos and post it there, just be sure …
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