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Most people think of a landscape that has many types of plants, including herbs… More
Whether you're confronted with a boulder-strewn hillside or a stone-littered front yard, rock gardens… More
...e petite blue, white or lavender-tinged blooms of catmint---sometimes called catnip---makes an ethereal foil… More
Purple flowering plants bloom throughout the growing season, yet they sometimes blend so beautifully… More
The average garden plant is typically chosen for its appearance or its usefulness in… More
Catmint, also known as Nepeta mussinii, is an herbaceous perennial flower or ground cover.… More
The USDA categorizes climates in the United States into hardiness zones according to the… More
Maintaining a vegetable garden involves patience and hard work. One of the responsibilities of… More
When searching for a ground cover plant to add texture, depth or simply cover… More
We grow herbs to season to our food but also to provide fragrance and… More
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How to plan a Theme Garden and avoid common pitfalls. More
How to use edging plants to add a finishing touch to your garden. More
Garden writer Carole Williams discusses deer control and management in the garden, including use… More
I have finally figured out my want list :) Subject to additions :D Butterfly weed- any color but orange (have that) Great Blue Lobelia Cardinal Flower Milkweed- any color Any native flower really :) What I have to trade: Here's what I have to trade- Just let me know what… More
...r was my first year with Lemon Balm, "Walkers Low Catmint", and Lavender and I have a few questions. I don't know if they made it through the winter. I have attached the 3 pictures of what they look like currently (spring). 1.) Do herbs come back on… More
Here's what I have to trade- Just let me know what you have, I'll try just about anything :) All are from my own garden plants ;) Ready to send Blue-eyed grass (native)- Adorable small blue flowers with yellow centers on grass-like foliage in early to late spring. Perennial Lyre-leaved… More
http://www.mulberrycreek.com/Catalog/Hardy_Perennial/index.html Scroll down to see all the variety in catnip. I mentioned a lemon variety in another post. The Japanese Pink variety is well worth googling to see a photo. I am going to get another variety to mix with my catnip that has a white to purple blossom that… More
Hi, Please allow me the pleasure to introduce myself. I live on the equator, in the tropical island of Singapore. Here, we get summer all year round. Gardening is my new found hobby and, eversince, I've aggresively started an extensive collection of plants :D within a short 3 months, here's… More
I have a variety of herbs in my herb garden which is not one big patch but several areas within the same zone with different herbs some being perinnials and some seasonal, I have to check the English names for some that have not been mentioned, I just planted them… More
I'm finally starting to work on my front yard after three years in the back gardens. I need suggestions for something colorful in front of my heathers. It's very hot and dry there in summer. I put lamb's ears in yesterday and I need something to fill in between them… More
...e grass in my parking strip with thyme, rosemary, catmint, and lavender last spring, but there's still a lot of bare soil. It'd be nice to just sprinkle some alyssum seeds along the… More
...rple bearded iris (some with white globes) purple catmint and purple chives. I have plenty of other colors later in the year,… More
I have moved into a home that used to belong to avid gardeners! The house and yard was a complete vegetable and flower garden. I have 60 years worth of bulbs and rhizomes to take care of! I have two beautifully matched Bradford Pear trees that need to be trimmed… More
...now-zone 5a) because my late spring front yard is catmint (purple), cranesbill (purple), creeping phlox (purple) and grape hyacinth (you guessed it, purple). I purpled myself out! I do have some snow-in-summer that is white in the rock… More
...ve lemon balm, bee balm and peppermint and catnip/catmint. More
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