Recent Activity - Plant Opinions

Just picked it up today and I can't get over how very cool and interesting it is. I hope to have it for many many yrs so I can watch it grow.

I gave this plant four stars because while it's very pretty is does not always come back from the winter. It has a spreading habit that can overcome other smaller plants. Overall a good choice for gardeners with some experience.

Gorgeous feathery foliage, by far my favorite volunteer. This grows all over in the back of my yard. I hear some hate how invasive it can be. I agree it spreads easily, but I honestly don't care. It hasn't taken over anywhere I don't want it and it's just so beautiful. The flowers are a very vibrant pink and bloom often. Just a very pretty vine all over.

This fall blooming clematis is a monster! Put it where you have plenty of space for it to spread.

I love this plant because you can break off a stem and stick it in the ground anywhere, water it, and it will root!

We have a large yucca growing in full shade. It looks great and has sent out quite a few rhyzomes. We took 3 children (the rhyzomes were very tough!) and planted them in full sun. Looking forward to blooms next year. So, they will still grow in a shade garden but you will not get the blooms which are pretty spectacular!

Native in the range from Western British Columbia to northwest California along the coastal range. It is a native plant that works well in my region as a garden plant for shady areas.

When dried for tea the sweet aroma of vanilla makes for a pleasant tea to mix with other wild plants like stinging nettle and rose hips or have by itself.

These have been introduced as annuals into the garden market recently in my zone 7b/8a. Before I had only known them as periennal houseplants. The plants and their leaves get quite large with the leaves having striking varigation. Flowers are non-descript and have little interest standing well above the leaves. These plants can get over 3 feet tall the second year.

This is a beautiful plant and easy to grow in well drained soil. It flourishes on a sunny windosil but will grow happily in part shade.

I am not the type of person who likes the perfectly round shaped boxwood, which is how all mine were when I moved into our new home. I can not imagine how bad it could go if I tried to shape one! A bit here, a bit there and before you know it, no plant! We let our get wild, I went in and trimmed out the massive amount of dead limbs inside and they took off! The new growth featured large healthier leaves and soon they took over everything.

At a local garden store, I saw some gorgeous little trees. When I got close I realized they were trimmed boxwood! The lower branches removed and the trunk curved naturally and featured a cascade of leafy branches on top. I tried this with a few in front of my house. We are planning to build a small pool and create a Japanese Zen garden, these boxwood trees will be perfect fake bonsai!

Also, down here in NC you can cut the whole darn boxwood off at the ground and within a few weeks you'll have a healthy little shrub... it's a good way to deal with boxwood gone wild!