May 13, 2008

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Epimedium Frohnleiten Barrenwort is a total workhorse for shady areas! [Details] Tip of the Day When buying perennials, look for fresh, healthy-looking plants that appear vigorous and ready to grow. Avoid overgrown, floppy or leggy-looking plants, or any that are small and struggling to stay alive. Certain perennials (especially those with daisy-type flowers) are so vigorous they are... [Read the Tip] Ask an Expert Got questions? Get answers. Our plant doctors are on call. Question: Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) does fine for me here in Zone 6 Rhode Island - more blooms every year, but Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger,why it has a white flower with that name I... [Read the answer] In the News We've Grown! Spring's Almost Here! Who Wants To Learn? Water for Tomorrow, Rain or No Rain??? [More News] Top Sellers Pulsatilla vulgari... [Details] Perennial News PERENNIAL GARDENING NEWS and other great resources! Announcing the 2008 PERENNIAL PLANT of the YEAR We are thrilled to announce the 2008 winner, Geranium 'Rozanne' (Rozanne Cranesbill Geranium).Truly one of the longest-flowering perennials of any type, 'Rozanne' bursts into flower in early summer and keeps blooming well into the autumn. It forms a midsized mound of deeply-cut green leaves, with saucer-shaped flowers of glowing violet blue. 'Rozanne' is excellent near the fron... Is it TOO EARLY to PLANT PERENNIALS? The perennial department staff at garden centres certainly know this is the number one question during the unsettled weather of early and mid spring. Gardeners are dying to get out there and do something, yet they also fear losing things to untimely frost, and with good reason. There is no one hard and fast "time to plant" date that works for all regions, but the staff at garde... Other GARDEN Picks for 2008 It seems like everybody has jumped on the bandwagon with declaring this or that to be the "something of the year". Here are a few others for gardeners to know about:2008 Year of the Rudbeckia factsheet from the National Garden Bureau.2008 Year of the Eggplant factsheet from the National Garden Bureau. Wow, egglant! Who would have guessed?The United Nations has declared 2008 to ... Do you know the COLOUR of the YEAR? BLUE IRIS is the official Pantone® 2008 Color of the Year. Here it is, and what a GREAT colour too! [More News] More Site Features • Plant Tag Symbols • Handy Tables • Hardiness Zones • Free Downloads • Calculators • Live News Feed • Perennial of the Year • Newsletter Archive • Unsubscribe • Privacy • Discussion Forum

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