perennial flower gardening tips blog

May 7, catnip

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:02:52 GMT

Growing catnip or Nepeta varieties for great looks and making your cat friends happy once you dry the leaves from garden author Doug Green

Apr 25, christmas rose

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:13:41 GMT

The Christmas rose blooms very early in a variety of colors but comes with a few growing peculiarities in the shade garden

Apr 25, daylilies

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:13:38 GMT

How to grow and propagate daylilies by garden author Doug Green

Apr 25, three season garden

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:41:06 GMT

Simple tips for creating a three season garden yourself with a minimum of planning and design. Very simple system from garden author Doug Green

Apr 16, delphinium hard mound - what to do?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:52:21 GMT

I just noticed a hard woody mound where my delphinium grows. It looks a lot like what happens to iris beds. I assume this is a tubor. My question is

Apr 13,

Perennial Gardening Techniques Q&A pg 6

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:47:04 GMT

Perennial gardening techniques Q&A page 6 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13,

Perennial Gardening Techniques Q&A pg 4

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:43:01 GMT

Perennial gardening techniques Q&A page 4 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13,

Perennial Gardening Techniques Q&A pg 3

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:41:26 GMT

Perennial gardening techniques Q&A page 3 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13,

Perennial Gardening Techniques Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:38:38 GMT

Perennial gardening techniques Q&A page 2 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Hosta Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:12:21 GMT

Garden Hosta Q&A pg 2 from perennial gardening plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Lavender Flower Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:08:45 GMT

Lavender flower Q&A pg 2 from perennial flower plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Lavender Flower Q&A pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:06:33 GMT

Perennial lavender Q&A from perennial flower plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, My Favorite Perennial Flower Picture pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:04:01 GMT

Perennial flower pictures pg 3 from readers sharing their favorite perennials

Apr 13, My Favorite Perennial Flower Picture pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:02:28 GMT

Perennial flower pictures pg 2 from readers sharing their favorite perennials

Apr 13, My Favorite Perennial Flower Picture pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:00:59 GMT

Perennial flower pictures pg 1 from readers sharing their favorite perennials

Apr 13, Fall Mums Q&A pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:56:28 GMT

Fall Chrysanthemum Q&A pg1 with perennial flower plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Garden Design Q&A pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:52:07 GMT

Perennial garden design Q&A pg 1 with garden author Doug Green

Apr 13, Full Sun Perennial Flowers Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:50:20 GMT

Full sun perennial flower Q&A pg 2 from perennial flower plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Ground Covers Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:46:54 GMT

Ground covers Q&A pg 2 with perennial flower plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Ornamental Grass Q&A pg 2

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:43:11 GMT

Ornamental grass Q&A pg 2 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Ornamental Grass Q&A pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:42:06 GMT

Ornamental grass Q&A pg 1 with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13,

Perennial Gardening Techniques Q&A

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:38:25 GMT

Perennial gardening techniques Q&A with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Herb Q&A pg 1

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:33:15 GMT

Perennial herb Q&A from garden author Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Plant Propagation Q&A

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:26:46 GMT

Perennial plant propagation Q&A with perennial plantsman Doug Green

Apr 13, Perennial Seed Q&A

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:24:08 GMT

Perennial seed Q&A about different issues with sowing perennial seed from garden author Doug Green

Apr 13, Rebuilding alert

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:12:33 GMT

Over the next few days, I'm going to be making some structural changes to the site. You may get some summary posts as I aggregate some Q&A postings. My apologies for this but it's one of "those" things I have to do every now and then. Doug

Apr 11, coneflower

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:27:08 GMT

how to grow coneflower or echinacea by garden author Doug Green

Apr 11, foxglove

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:57:56 GMT

Here's how to grow foxglove or digitalis in your perennial shade garden along with Q&A links

Apr 11, shasta daisies

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:57:52 GMT

How to grow Shasta Daisies successfully and why you should consider Shasta Becky from garden author Doug Green

Apr 11, peonies

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:21 GMT

How to grow peonies with a Q&A form for getting your questions answered by garden author Doug Green

Apr 11, lupines

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:18 GMT

Lupines or lupins are easy to grow in the right soil - gravel - and here's how

Apr 11, delphinium flower

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:15 GMT

How to grow the delphinium flower easily from starting seed to getting monster blooms from garden author Doug Green

Apr 11, mountain bluet

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:11 GMT

Here's how to grow mountain bluet (also known as bachelor buttons or centaurea from garden author Doug Green

Apr 11, hollyhocks

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:09:07 GMT

how to grow hollyhocks successfully including the leaf rust problem from garden writer Doug Green

Apr 7, wooly thyme

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:16:40 GMT

Wooly thyme makes an excellent ground cover but not a great one for walking on - here's the real answer about this plant from garden author Doug Green

Mar 27, blue hosta

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:19:55 GMT

Here are a few recommended blue hosta varieties that are also slug resistant

Mar 27, perennials for clay soil

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:43:51 GMT

Perennials for clay soil - a list of plants that will thrive on clay soils - put together by gardening author Doug Green with help from his readers

Mar 27, xeriscape

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:17:09 GMT

Xeriscape perennial plants for dry gardens from garden author Doug Green

Mar 27, types of blue flowers

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:17:07 GMT

A scannable list of the types of blue flowers for your perennial flower shopping or landscape design from garden author Doug Green and readers

Mar 25, yarrow

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:49:58 GMT

the tricks to growing yarrow (achillea) and some varieties to look for

Mar 25, japanese iris

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:49:39 GMT

How to successfully grow Japanese iris from gardan author Doug Green

Mar 23, pampas grass

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:21:51 GMT

Pampas grass is a warm-climate grass that's envied by northern gardeners and feared by those who have to prune it - here's how to grow it

Mar 15, lavender

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:35:54 GMT

How to grow lavender including a video from garden author Doug Green

Mar 13, asters

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:19:53 GMT

How to grow the taller perennial asters in your perennial flower garden from garden author Doug Green

Mar 9, Designing the Colorful Everblooming Perennial Garden

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:19:40 GMT

I've been working on this ebook for some time and it describes how you can have a perennial garden in bloom all summer long (really an easy system anybody can do) and some easy (and more difficult) ways for you to balance the colors in your garden. Aimed at both beginners as well as more advanced gardeners - things you can do as you learn about color in your garden. You can see the book description here Designing the Colorful Everblooming Perennial Garden

Mar 1, beebalm

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:31:01 GMT

growing beebalm or monarda successfully from garden author Doug Green

Mar 1, perennial garden flowers

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:30:58 GMT

navigation page for list of perennial garden flowers for specific purposes - from xeriscape to shade to cut flowers and butterflies

Mar 1, red perennials

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:28:41 GMT

A list of red perennials with links on how to grow them from garden author Doug Green

Feb 16, lambs ears

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:58:47 GMT

How to grow lambs ears or stachys in the perennial flower garden from garden author Doug Green

Feb 15, butterfly attracting plants

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:58:17 GMT

A list of butterfly attracting plants (scannable) for both larva and adult butterflies from gardening author Doug Green