By Ellen Barredo ]An abbreviated version of this article appeared in The Gateway Gardener June 2014 issue.] There’s nothing quite like being surrounded by boldly textured palms! Here are a few suggestions for success with palms. Purchase your palms at a local garden center as they usually acquire their palms from reputable growers that have techniques set up to ‘Light
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The pace of new perennial introductions by plant explorers and breeders each year is almost staggering. What is a herbaceous perennial enthusiast to do? Is NEW always improved? How does the “latest and greatest” compare to the traditional tried and true? By Bill Ruppert, photos courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc., www.perennialresource,com unless otherwise credited. [An abbreviated version of this article appeared
» Read moreNothing like a good rain to make spring burst forth! And though we all want warmer weather to get here, the cool spring has actually stretched out the spring flowering season. Here’s what I found in bloom in The Gateway Gardener garden over the weekend. Click on any photo to view and click on the forward or backward arrows to
» Read moreThe Great Backyard Bird Count takes place next week, February 14-17. I thought I’d get an early start and see what birds were hunkering down in my garden in the week prior. Click on any photo to view and click on the forward or backward arrows to move through the photo gallery. After the last slide, click inside the photo
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As winter loosens it’s grip on Mother Nature and days are brighter and longer, I look forward to my Christmas Rose, or hellebores. By Steffie Littlefield [This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener Magazine, January/February 2012] As winter loosens it’s grip on Mother Nature and days are brighter and longer, I look forward to my Christmas Rose, or
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Although this isn’t the time of year for planting perennials, it sure is the perfect time to assess your winter garden. By Barbara Perry Lawton [This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener Magazine, January/February 2012] Although this isn’t the time of year for planting perennials, it sure is the perfect time to assess your winter garden. In the
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By now the blizzard of seed catalogs has probably loaded up your desk and coffee table. There are both reliable and fickle ones. By Barbara Perry Lawn [This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener Magazine, January/February 2013] By now the blizzard of seed catalogs has probably loaded up your desk and coffee table. There are both reliable and
» Read moreUsually the dominant color in the late summer/early fall garden is yellow, thanks to the late-blooming power of sunflowers, black-eyed Susans, goldenrod and other garden favorites. But on this day, as I strolled around, I found much of The Gateway Gardener gardens blushing pink! Click on any photo to view and click on the forward or backward arrows to move
» Read moreBy Ellen Barredo Tropical hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis) have been a top interest with customers this year. Top requests are for single flowering plants in very clear colors or bi-colored flowers. Hibiscus has also been a top re-post on my Pinterest Page! Who can resist them? Hibiscus are in their glory right now and provide an explosion of color on the
» Read moreIt’s late May, and The Gateway Gardener Garden has the “blues”–plus, depending upon your interpretation, perhaps more pink, purple or white, but definitely lots of blue! Here are a few blue notes blooming in the garden this month. Click on any photo to view and click on the forward or backward arrows to move through the photo gallery. After the
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