Lily of the Nile : Agapanthus africanus
This plant is quickly becoming one of my favorites. I “discovered” it at Home Depot in February and loved it! We planted on in March, two more in April, and another in May. Supposedly, once...
View ArticleCyclamen
Updated : September 2014 The little beauties that I planted last year, finally got choked out by the mums. This is fine, as the goal was to have a self-managed bed and I now have one. When I saw more...
View ArticleJapanese Holly – Sky Pencil – Ilex Crenata
This little beauty “should” grow 6-10 feet tall! We purchased it at Home Depot in February and planted it in the North-East corner of our yard. Thus far, it hasn’t grown all that much. We chose this...
View ArticleWandering Jew – Tradescantia zebrina
Update : September 2014 My husband mentioned, just yesterday, that one of his favorite plants that I’d purchased was the Wandering Jew. I, reluctantly, told him that I was fairly certain it hadn’t...
View ArticleBird of Paradise : Strelitzia reginae
ORIGINAL POST FROM June 27, 2013: We were plant-shopping and my husband saw one of these and he just had to have it. It had a bud opening and it was beautiful. Small, but beautiful. We planted it...
View ArticlePurple Shamrock : Oxallis triangularis
Original Post : June 2013 I am definitely a fan of purple. I tend to head straight toward the blues and purples in any nursery and the back part of my garden surely showed it for some time. This...
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