CONIFERS FOR HEDGES, SCREENSDwarf Alberta spruce (Picea glauca albertiana Conica). Compact, bushy shrub to 8 feet tall with short, soft, gray-green needles. Needs protection from drying winds and strong, reflected s
Flowers as pretty as party dresses, with a gently sweet fragrance reminiscent of Grandmas dressing table, make lilacs sentimental favorites. In a world that swirls around us too fast, lilacs spark nostalgia ― possib
Flaunting sprays of splashy flowers in a range of fiery shades over sword-shaped leaves, Crocosmia and its hybrids are summer show-offs. Native to southern Africa, these perennials, which grow from corms, thrive in
Hummingbird plants Abutilon hybrids. Evergreen shrubs with aromatic foliage. Bell-shaped blooms of white, yellow, pink, and red peak in spring among broad, maplelike leaves. Sun; part shade in hottest climates. Suns
Plant cannas for tropical flair
Bold-colored flowers and foliage make cannas the perfect summer focal point. Theyre especially striking when planted en masse, but even one or two plants can add a tropical touch to your garden.Broad leaves ― someti
Abraham Darby. Small clusters of blooms in shades of pink, apricot, and yellow have a peach-lemon fragrance. Shrub; to 5-6 feet tall.Eglantyne. Large double blossoms of soft pink are sweetly scented with an old-rose
SHRUB ROSESAbraham Darby (orange pink)Adelaide Hoodless (deep pink)Bonica (pink)Carefree Beauty (pink)Darlows Enigma (white)Frau Dagmar Hartopp (single pink) Hardy above 7,000 feetGolden Wings (single light yellow)G
The month of May brings many reasons to head for the garden and pick a bunch of blooms: a little bouquet for Mothers Day, a gift for a favorite teacher at the end of the school year, a thank you to the friend whos i
Dress up the table with summer blooms
Fresh, casual, and as colorful as candy, lollipop-shaped arrangements are the perfect way to show off luscious summer blooms. They couldnt be simpler: You just gather a bunch of sunflowers, gerberas, Oriental lilies
Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
• Semievergreen• Zones 2-24, 31-41• Full sun, partial shade or full shade• Regular watering• Climbs by: Clinging with holdfast discs at ends of tendrilsThough it isnt an ivy, this is the vine that gave the Ivy Leagu
Designer Tina Dixon, owner of Plants à la Cart in Bothell, Washington, really likes to crowd her pots. The one shown here in April offers proof that her method works beautifully. Dixon planted the combination last O
How to design a hot-color flower garden
To celebrate sunny colors, Sunset test garden intern Tanya Eggers designed this cutting garden around a sizzling palette of yellow, orange, and red.Her goal was to plant flower beds that looked good in the garden an
The right watering and fertilizing schedule can help ensure that your bulbs put on the best possible show.WateringBulbs need water during their season of active growth. For most kinds, this period begins soon after
The laceleafsThese are the maples with deeply dissected leaves. Usually much wider than they are tall, and characterized by their mushroom shape, most trees have a weeping form that does a nice job cascading over ro
Call them the plants that go with everything. Heucheras are the easiest way to update your garden for the season. Theres one for every color scheme, from amber to plum to lime green. And because most varieties max o
Heaths are among the most impressive winter-flowering plants in Northwest gardens. Many heaths bloom from January through March, but a few bloom from November through April or even May. One of the finest is pictured
• Evergreen• Zones 12, 13, 15-17, 19, 22-28• Full sun or partial shade• Regular to moderate watering• Climbs by: Scrambling; uses thorns as hooksCovering walls and scrambling over hillsides, vivid bougainvillea is a
Plant your own bouquet flowers for an especially personal touch for your wedding. Your blooms will be as fresh as can be, and the plants will become a living remembrance of your day.How to make a wedding bouquetHarv
A tuber, like a corm, is a swollen underground stem base. But it has no basal plate; roots grow both from its base and its sides. Multiple growth points are scattered over its upper surface.An individual tuber can l
Bush monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), a Pacific Coast wildflower, has a reputation for being persnickety and intolerant of garden conditions. But Rich Persoff, a hybridizer based in Alameda, has spent more than a
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