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Do Panicle Hydrangeas Handle Winter Snow?

Laura — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 17:49:23 +0000

Do panicle hydrangeas — like Limelight, Pinky Winky, Little Lime and Little Quick Fire — handle Winter snow? Yes, and much better than other hydrangea varieties! This article with video discusses several panicle hydrangea varieties in the snow. A True Test of Hydrangeas and Snowstorms I am a gardener who believes strongly that our gardens...

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The Hellebores are coming!

Laura — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:18:07 +0000

Hellebores are new to my garden this year, and in this article I describe my joy at seeing the flower buds coming up for the first time! I am beside myself with joy right now, after an afternoon of cleaning up leaves for the 74th time from one of the backyard garden beds. I made...

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Early December Garden: blooms, berries and red leaves

Laura — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:09:42 +0000

Enjoy my early December garden with Winter heath and heather blooming, vibrant pink-orange berries on euonymus shrubs and red leaves on Little Henry Virginia Sweetspire. Includes video! I shared this photo of me (below) recently on social media, and said, “Why am I smiling?” before continuing to explain why. I’m smiling because the Kramer’s Red...

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Foundation garden beds in Fall: a November garden tour

Laura — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 00:10:49 +0000

Enjoy this garden tour of our front yard foundation garden beds in Fall. These easy-care foundation plantings provide beautiful color year round. Includes video! My final Fall Garden Tour for this season? The foundation garden beds in our grass-free front yard. Below are several images of the garden beds, and at the end of this...

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Little Lime Hydrangea — Your Ultimate Guide

Laura — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:50:58 +0000

Little Lime Hydrangea — Your Ultimate Guide includes planting, growing and pruning tips, companion plant ideas, inspiring images and videos. Move over Limelight Hydrangea as there’s a new kid in town! Little Lime Hydrangea is a dwarf form that is a better size for gardens. This Summer-flowering shrub has the same stunning flowers as its...

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Backyard garden (Six on Saturday)

Laura — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 05:30:00 +0000

Some thoughts on my backyard garden bed in Winter for this week’s Six on Saturday gardening post. Six things going on in my own little gardening world. As I write this, our foggy morning has quickly turned into a severe rainstorm. We’ve had rain on and off for three days now, and our garden beds...

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Kramer’s Red Winter Heath

Laura — Thu, 09 May 2019 15:21:28 +0000

Kramer’s Red Winter Heath has stunning magenta flowers that bloom from January through April. This easy-care evergreen shrub is a must-have for your garden. Plant it for breathtaking Winter and Spring color! I first learned about heaths and heathers from reading books by the Brontë sisters — especially Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) and Jane Eyre...

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Backyard Garden in Early February

Laura — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 05:05:27 +0000

This week’s Six on Saturday garden photos are a glimpse into my backyard garden in early February. There’s some nice evergreen shrub colors, but there’s also some work I need to do. Just keeping it real! Six on Saturday To follow along with all of today’s Six on Saturday gardener posts, visit The Propagator here....

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Winter Stillness in the Garden and Inspirational Winter Quotes

Laura — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:53:53 +0000

Winter stillness in the garden. Become mesmerized by its enchantment. “Anyone who thinks that gardening begins in the Spring and ends in the Fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream.” — Josephine Nuese Once upon a time, last Winter, we woke up to an enchanting...

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Evolution of a Garden Bed – Front Entrance

Laura — Sat, 26 Jan 2019 05:05:54 +0000

This evolution of a garden bed shows you how a front entrance garden bed has grown and changed from planting to the present day. A living work in progress! This is my third weekend participating in Six on Saturday, a fabulous idea run by The Propagator garden blog, as a way for gardeners the world over...

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