Good Research Makes a Happy Gardener While probing for ideas that might add a little intrigue to the pitifully uninspiring flora of my backyard, I was told by a fellow Wayside Gardens employee to check out bog gardens. My first thought was of a marsh or swamp, something more appropriate for a wildlife preserve or [...]
Dear Tamsin: I know Eb will give you the real response, but I had to put in my two cents. There is an old gardening saying in this country that Bearded Irises must be divided only after Memorial Day (the end of May) and before Labor Day (the beginning of September). It certainly would have [...]
Here’s a question that will expose my ignorance of New World gardening. Sunday I was out back dividing a huge patch of old Bearded Irises that my predecessors planted countless years ago (they look like Copper Classic, Kay, with something rich and very deep blue — maybe Tom Johnson? Gorgeous, whatever it is!). There I [...]
Well here I am on a Friday morning, trying to make good on my promise to talk about pruning azaleas and rhodies at last. I'm not much of a one for writing, but I do know how to begin: DON'T PRUNE ANY AZALEA OR RHODODENDRON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for all the bells and whistles, but that's [...]
Hey folks, I just wanted to add my two cents to Tamsin’s tips about the Wayside Kisses Orchids. We’ve just been offering Hardy (Terrestrial) Orchids lately here at Wayside, and I’m thinking that people may be confused when they first see this newsletter. Anyhoo, here are a few quick things that came to mind as [...]
Greetings to Randy and Kay! I didn’t know we had so many Butterfly Bush fans here at Wayside! Okay, let’s get down to brass tacks. B. davidii is so hardy that it’s considered a weed in parts of Europe now, and it’s getting a grip on the West Coast too. So that should mean it [...]
To Ebbett Monroe: Is it true that Buddleia shouldn’t be transplanted in fall? I have a gorgeous Strawberry Lemonade growing in a large container, but it’s time to get it into the ground. I wanted to put it in the garden of my place at Isle of Palms this fall. My yard service does a [...]
Good afternoon, folks. My name is Ebbett Monroe, and I’m one of the garden "answer guys." I think most everyone in Customer Service knows me, but some of you other folks might not. I hide out on the second floor in a cubicle in the corner, and the phone pretty much keeps me tied to [...]