It's September – temperatures are dropping. The fall planting season is upon us, and Wayside Gardens has plenty of fresh flower bulbs stacked and ready to go. You can smell them walking through the coolers, a crisp, earthy smell. By the middle of this month, we will be shipping to most zones, and these living [...]
Understanding cardinal directions in relation to your home and garden is one of the most basic gardening skills. The fundamental task of orienting your property will help you to plan a garden with the greatest chance of success. Above the equator, where almost all of our readers live, south-facing walls receive all day sun, and [...]
People often search for drought tolerant plants, or plants that can tolerate soggy soil to meet specific conditions of their local climate. But there are a few plants that satisfy both needs, plants that can take a lot of moisture abuse and still shine in your garden. These special plants are mostly varieties that thrive [...]
Whether it's brand new terra cotta pots, antique ceramic planters, dixie cups, or even an old pair of rain boots with holes poked in the bottom, if it will hold dirt, someone will think to plant in it. Why? What's wrong with the ground? Nothing really, but there are notable benefits to planting in containers. [...]
This week's Wayside Gardens' Plant of the Week is one of the most popular climbing shrubs on the market and the best climbing hydrangea around, Hydrangea anomala ssp.petiolaris. It will climb any wall, arbor, or tree with no additional support, and will keep on growing for up to 80 feet! If it has nothing to [...]
Born in Cambridge, England, Graham Stuart Thomas was a world famous horticultural artist and garden design who studied in the University Botanic Garden at Cambridge University. He won many awards and medals for his work from The Royal Horticulture Society, the National Rose Society, and the Garden Writer's Guild. The famed rose breeder, David Austin, [...]
If you subscribe to the Wayside Gardens Newsletter you may have already gotten this week's "Plant of the Week" newsletter featuring Heuchera 'Midnight Rose.' (Actually you may have gotten it twice – it was sent out without pictures the first time. Oops!) This is a really beautiful perennial that will add foliage interest and depth [...]
Black Bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra, is very popular in China and Japan and has become a huge favorite in western gardens. This elegant plant is a customer favorite year after year – it is proving to be a mainstay of the Wayside Gardens selection. The bamboo shoots darken to a deep, glossy black as they mature, [...]
Happy Valentine's Day! What would Valentine's Day be without roses? Wayside has plenty of the most popular roses in the country, including the beautiful Mr. Lincoln (Above). Everybody knows that certain rose mean different things, and you don't want to send the wrong message. I will try to sum it up really quickly: Red – [...]
The evergreen foliage of Helleborus will add interesting texture to your shade garden, the perfect contrast to those spring and summer blooming perennials. Hellebores bloom in the heart of winter, providing year-round interest, filling in those drab flower beds in the down months. Caring for them is simple, Helleborus/Lenten Roses are very hardy plants: They [...]