Everlasting Color

Fresh growth sizzles and foams, Then settles into dark, rich deliciousness. I may envy Southern gardeners for some of the plants they can grow - like camellias, and cannas as perennials, as well as their long season tomatoes, but they miss out on the true gl...

Incredible Blue Blooms

A new superstar arrives in Veronica-ville, Meet drop-dead gorgeous blues artist, Spike. Don't you just love the blues? Not those pinky-purple blossoms that most claim to be 'blue'. I'm talking blue delph kind of blue, which is almost non-existent in flowers,...

More Cocktail Geums

Happy hour that goes on for weeks - Cocktail Series Geums are addictive. Looking for a plant that sails through heat and survives 20 below zero temps? How 'bout a perennial that bugs don't eat, and deer and rabbits never touch? Top that off with a super long...

Viking: Love at First Sight

There is something undeniably romantic about the blooming presence of old fashioned bellflowers. The blued lavender blooms of Peachleaf Bellfower are a sight to behold in early summer. And then...

True Blue Flowers?

The most elusive of bloom colors - Is this really a blue-flowered perennial? One would think that the people in charge of naming the colors of flower petals have their own set of crayons. They call it blue and in your garden the plant blooms a sickly shade o...