Want to add more color and interest to your garden? While flowers steal the show while in bloom, they aren't always blooming. The secret to creating an interesting garden during any point in the season is to add perennials with colorful foliage. Certified master gardener Laura Elsner will walk you through 31 perennials that provide colorful foliage.
Whether you are looking to add whimsy to your garden or grow your own cut flowers, baby’s breath is a welcome addition to most gardens. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant perennial that does not require much maintenance. Let Master Gardener Laura Elsner walk you through how to grow and care for baby’s breath.
Who says shade has to be boring? Shady containers can have as much color as their sunny counterparts. It's just about finding the right plants. Let master gardener Laura Elsner show you 31 colorful shade plants that will elevate your container designs.
Nicotiana flowering tobacco is a beautiful flower to add to your garden or into container arrangements. The trumpet-shaped flowers come in many colors, and the smell is intoxicating. Certified master gardener Laura Elsner will walk you through how to grow nicotiana.
How can you tell spring is in the air? Daffodils! When these bright flowers start to bloom it is a sure sign spring is here. But you don't need to choose only plain yellow ones (although those are great too!). Daffodils come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Let Master Gardener Laura Elsner shows you 31 daffodil varieties that will brighten up your spring garden.
Thinking about growing calibrachoa, also known as million bells, this garden season? They are a great choice to add bold colors to any of your container arrangements. They also don't require as much deadheading as petunias, and they are much hardier. Calibrachoa comes in so many different colors and patterns. Let certified master gardener Laura Elsner introduce you to 20 different varieties of calibrachoa that will spice up all of your containers this garden season.
If you are looking for a fast-growing vine filled with flowers that bloom all summer, look no further than Black-eyed Susan vine. This attractive vine can be grown in containers, up fences, and up and around other structures in your garden. Certified master gardener Laura Elsner will walk you through how to grow versatile and beautiful black-eyed Susan vine.
Tired of looking at an ugly utility box or your neighbor’s trash bins? Have you considered using plants to cover these unpleasant objects or views? Certified Master Gardener Laura Elsner has 15 plants you can use to cover unsightly objects in your garden.
Thinking about adding a feature tree to your garden? Have you considered a rescue tree? With its stunning spring flowers and beautiful shape and foliage, it is a striking tree to add to your landscape. Master Gardener Laura Elsner will walk you through growing and maintaining redbud trees.
Looking for a fuss-free plant to grow in your home or cactus garden? While there are many aloes, ‘Minnie Belle’ is a small and unique aloe variety. It is a great starter plant for new gardeners and an interesting addition to experienced growers’ collections. In this article, master gardener Laura Elsner will walk you through how to grow ‘Minnie Belle’ aloe.
Primroses, with their small, cheerful blooms, are some of the first plants to flower in the spring garden. Join certified Master Gardener Laura Elsner as she shares how to grow and care for this sweet garden plant.
Do you want to grow showy, colorful Siberian Irises? In this article, Master Gardener Laura Elsner gives you planting and care tips to help you grow these beautiful flowers in your garden.