This week's Plant of the Week is a real crowd pleaser and a plant that I have personal experience with — it's been growing beautifully next to my patio for almost three years. The foliage is what seals the deal on Weigela My Monet™. The dense bright tuft of pretty pink, green, and white leaves [...]
This past weekend the Masters Tournament, with the players, the media, celebrities, and legions of fans, converged on Augusta National, which happens to be less than an hour from our location here in Greenwood, SC. We experience a good bit of over-flow in our local hotels and restaurants every year, many people looking to avoid [...]
Nothing is quite as disappointing as visiting a florist and leaning down to sniff a particularly attractive rose only to whiff an odor that smells a little like sawdust and a lot like the inside of your freezer. Some roses smell nice, and others barely have a scent. Sometimes the fragrance can be lost when [...]
Cities are packed with millions of people, and civil engineers have long-solved the problem of housing for such a dense population — build up, not out. Save ground space by creating taller structures, with higher capacities. If you are one of these teeming millions and you happen to have some interest in gardening, you know [...]
Hostas are tough perennials — the staple for any shade garden — and mostly known for their varied, colorful, and textured foliage. They often have beautiful flowers, too. Many produce bright, colorful blooms in the spring, adding a splash of color to the shadows in your garden, but the foliage is what draws most gardeners [...]
A kumquat, two limes, two lemons, and one big, juicy navel orange: an impressive array of citrus trees are available from Wayside Gardens this season. And these aren't just any citrus trees — each one is a unique specimen of it's genus, a rare and impressive variety. Like many of you, I love citrus trees [...]
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 [...]
Cornus kousa Venus® is a brand new dogwood with bigger blooms, improved drought and cold tolerance, and better resistance to the most common dogwood diseases.The huge snow-white blooms float on the outside of this peculiar tree like big butterflies. Venus® has an odd but interesting habit, with branches all the way to the ground, creating [...]
Hydrangeas are a great choice for containers! With their interesting foliage, beautiful blooms, and enticing fragrance, they're a lovely, low-maintenance selection for the small-space garden. One variety that performs particularly well in containers is the dwarf marvel, Hydrangea CitylineTM Venice. Venice's compact habit contrasted with huge leaves and bright pink blooms makes for a pronounced [...]
Buxus is the most popular hedge shrub in the US – it's deep-green foliage and dense habit makes it perfect for the trimmest formal hedges. Borders, fences, topiaries, or knot gardens can be grown to architectural perfection with the right pruning and training, giving your garden impressive structure and depth. This week's Plant of the [...]