How Thristy Are Your Plants?

Click to Enlarge There was a great Southern Living feature that I need to run because it had so much great information on plants and their water  needs.   Pamela  Crawford, an expert on growing beautiful flowers while saving water, money and time, ranks nine popular plants according to their individual water needs.   Teetotalers -- those stalwarts never [...]

By |2017-10-11T11:35:02-04:00July 27th, 2013|GardenWise in Southern Living|Comments Off on How Thristy Are Your Plants?

Southern Living Ranks Popular Plants By Their Water Needs

How Thirsty Are Your Plants? A look back. Author and gardener Pamela Crawford is profiled by Steve Bender  in the April 2010 issue of Southern Living.  Pamela is an expert on growing beautiful flowers while saving water, money and time.  In the profile, Pamela provides Southern Living readers with a ranking of nine popular plants according to their water needs [...]

By |2017-10-11T11:36:56-04:00May 20th, 2013|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Southern Living Ranks Popular Plants By Their Water Needs

Land Architects for Hyacinth!

Protecting and Pruning Hyacinth is GardenWise Hyacinth is a beautiful flower born of a tragedy that became a well known Greek myth -- Hyacinth was the athletic youth was beloved by both Apollo and Zephyrus, the bringer of spring and summer breezes.   After his accidential death, Apollo kept Hyacinth from Hades and the underworld by making a flower from his [...]

By |2017-10-11T11:40:03-04:00March 18th, 2012|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Land Architects for Hyacinth!

Are Your Plants Teetotalers or Problem Drinkers?

How Thirsty are YOUR Plants? Author and gardener Pamela Crawford is profiled by Steve Bender  in an old issue of Southern Living.  Pamela is an expert on growing beautiful flowers while saving water, money and time.  In the profile, Pamela provides Southern Living readers with a ranking of nine popular plants according to their water needs , Teetotalers ("these stalwarts never [...]

By |2017-10-11T11:41:08-04:00August 18th, 2011|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on Are Your Plants Teetotalers or Problem Drinkers?

DC Garden Design Firm GardenWise on Caring for Hyacinths

The main maintenance task for hyacinths is called deadheading. Deadheading is simply pinching off old blooms to encourage new growth and transfer energy from making seeds. However, if you bought a self-sowing variety do not deadhead because you will lose the seeds. The only other concerns for hyacinth bulbs is the occasional animal or rodent. If [...]

By |2017-10-11T11:43:27-04:00April 15th, 2010|Gardening Tips|Comments Off on DC Garden Design Firm GardenWise on Caring for Hyacinths