Perennials are not like trees and shrubs. When you buy a tree you judge their branching structure and outward vigor because when you buy a tree you are paying for the time and effort that was put into growing it for several years. That’s why the price for woody plants increases exponentially with their size. [...]
Not everyone knows it but the majority of the garden plants found at your local nursery originated from a few mountain valleys in China and Japan. Plant hunting, as a profession, was a popular alternative for those less blood thirsty adventure seekers of the 1800s, most notably the leisure class of England. Gentlemen plant hunters [...]
According to our calendars spring is here, and as the daytime temperatures increase it is the time of year that I walk outside with my eyes on the ground looking for signs of life from the soil. Only when I find spring bulbs and perennial plants emerging-”pipping” is the official gardener’s term-do I begin to [...]