Posted in plant profiles on Apr 4th, 2010
The past two winters have been tough ones for Hebes and the gardeners who love them. Having had a string of mild winters before 2008’s walloping snow storms, we had googly eyes for these transplants from New Zealand. Blinded by lust (Thick succulent leaves! Multi-colored variegation! Evergreen!) we ignored that many of them said zone [...]
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Posted in plant profiles on May 20th, 2009
The search for blue flowers is a holy grail, of sorts, for some gardeners. What else would explain the fanaticism for Meconopsis betoncifolia, the Himalayan blue poppy, an absurdly expensive specimen known for it’s propensity to disappear and disappoint in all but the most perfect conditions – and truly, how many of us have gardens that [...]
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