Enjoy this detailed Summer garden tour of my Pinky Winky Hydrangea Garden. In addition to the Pinky Winky Hydrangeas, this garden features a Muskogee Crepe Myrtle, Fothergilla, evergreens and flowering perennials like Geranium Rozanne, Geum and Roses. Includes video! Pinky Winky Hydrangeas are probably one of my favorite flowering shrubs, and right now they are...

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Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm Black Eyed Susan glows in the landscape! Handles heat, humidity and clay soil, and blooms mid-Summer into Fall. Learn the pros and cons in this guide. Table of Contents Are Black Eyed Susans perennials? The perennial version of Black Eyed Susan is Rudbeckia fulgida The origins of Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm Black Eyed...

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Japanese Anemone Party Dress is a charming Fall perennial with frilly pink flowers on tall stems that stay upright in bad weather. Blooms September through November. Here’s why all Japanese Anemones are Fall favorites for many gardeners. When most people think of Fall flowers in the garden, they think of Mums, Black-Eyed Susans and Pansies,...

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Fireworks Goldenrod is an easy-care perennial with yellow flower spikes that shoot out just like fireworks! Perfect late Summer and Fall garden flowers! Bees and butterflies love it too! The title says it all, so I’ll get straight to the point: if you want an easy way to light up your late-Summer and Fall gardens,...

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I just taught myself how to harvest Lavender the easy way! I didn’t follow any expert instructions, but it still worked. Now I have multiple mason jars full of dried Lavender ready for DIY projects! Here’s how I did it… Last Summer, our Lavender in our front gardens was growing quite nicely and at the end...

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Plant Hardy Ageratum for beautiful late Summer and early Fall color. I love perennial ageratum (different from the annual) and its periwinkle color. Here is everything you need to know about one of my favorite easy-care perennials! Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved the pretty blueish-purple flowers of ageratum. Back then, I was...

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I love painting mason jars, but it occurred to me that I’ve never tried to paint the blue glass Ball mason jars. What would a distressed paint finish look like over the blue glass? When the blue anniversary jars first arrived on store shelves last Summer, we bought some right away! I was in love...

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Sometimes the easiest way to decorate is by keeping things simple. And that’s exactly what we did with the anniversary edition of the well-loved blue Ball Jars. For the past 6 years since we moved into our home, we’ve wanted colored glass to go into this window ledge above our sliding door that goes out...

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I love Strawflowers!They are the perfect flowering annual to refresh your mid- to late-Summer gardens.Strawflowers are super-easy to grow, not needing anything in the way of special care. They are drought-tolerant, which makes them my favorite for containers that can dry out easily in between waterings. I wrote a post about Strawflowers last Summer, and...

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