http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/perennial-flower-gardening-tips-blog.html Hi - this is the place to get all the latest perennial flower gardening tips and blog articles, gardening questions and answers and notices of photography posted on this site. en-us perennial flower gardening tips Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:16 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:16 GMT gardening-tips-perennials.com http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/carnations.html Carnations are the plants of the gods. You see, the Greek word Di means 'of Zeus or Jove' and anthus means 'flower'... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:17 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/coreopsis.html While we will talk about Coreopsis, we have to start somewhere else. Lewis Carroll, in his famous book Through the Looking Glass... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:27 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/perennialhibiscus.html Over the years, I’ve grown quite a few perennial Hibiscus plants in my garden.  They're easily grown if you give them the conditions they want . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:53 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/when-do-you-remove-dead-mums.html when do you take dead mums out of the ground? Doug says if you like the look of dead mums in your garden, I guess you can leave them there for as Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/pruning-black-eyes-susans-before-blooming.html I have planted black eyed susans and day lilies interspersed together in my garden. The black eyed susans are overtaking and growing much higher than Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:22:58 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/how-to-identify-biennials-and-perennials.html I've just moved into a house that had beautiful and plentiful black eyed susan's. I'm reading that these are biennials or short lived perennials. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:23:05 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/cuttings-and-rooting-perennial-hibiscus.html My outdoor cat, broke off some branches of a hibiscus that was given as a present. I started the cuttings in my bathroom with a 15 watt plant light, Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:14:42 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/perennialdesigns.html Perennial designs - or more appropriately designing perennial gardens - are easily learned. To be sure, there is an art to designing a great garden but there are also a few simple rules that, if followed, will give you an instantly better looking garden. . Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:03:02 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/niche-gardens.html When we talk about niche gardens, there are as many options as there are gardeners. And let us be honest here, some of these garden design options Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:57:48 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/non-blooming-lavendar.html 1st I bought 36 plants thru the mail, they all died. So then I bought 2 plants at my local nursery. They looked AWESOME in the summer. Full sun all Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:57:11 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/pruning-perennial-hibiscus1.html Hello, I would like to know if I can cut back my perennial hibiscus in the fall. The stems are very thick and they seem to be woody, I was wondering Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:06 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/perennials-that-grow-well-in-pots.html I live in an apartment in Villa Park Illinois and I love Perennials can you please give me a list of Perennials that I can grow in pots on the patio Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:22:12 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/butterfly-bush-not-growing-well.html I have a blutterfly bush that is not doing well at all. We live in York, SC. Can I cut the bush back, in the fall, in the hopes more nutrients go to Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:55:48 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/dividing-black-eyed-susans.html How and when is the best way and time to divide Black Eyed Susans? Doug says he likes to dig and divide his mature clumps in the early spring. They Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:51:21 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/ornamental-grasses-for-minneapoils-mn.html Good morning, We are attempting to add green to our courtyards at our loft complex in Minneapolis, MN. The couryards receive partial sunlight, and Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:09:09 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/cutting-back-ornamental-grass.html I live in Gatinea Quebec Canada. What winter month am I supposed to cut foliage back to the ground? It is a perennial and purchased at Loblaws. We Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:02:51 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/when-to-transplant-coreopsis.html should I transplant coreopsis and rudbeckia from pots to ground in the fall or spring? In NC you can transplant either in spring or fall and should Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:55:30 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/survival-of-hardy-mums.html my mums did not come back this year, planted in the ground or in the pot. After growing season should mums Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:53:40 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/how-do-you-remove-jacobs-ladder.html I planted this spreading plant in the garden several years ago and am now trying to remove it but it is so pervasive. Any suggestions you have would Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:02:36 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/reblooming-hardy-mums-quickly.html how do I force my mum plants to rebloom quickly? I've already cut them back and used miracle-gro I NEED them to look fantastic again by this Sunday Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:58:15 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/bright-colored-daylilies.html I can't choose one. I stumbled on to daylilies and I cannot seem to get enough of them. I have tried (but I have not succeeded) to have as little lawn Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:17:43 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/end-of-season.html Do I cut the Blackeyed Susan back for winter or let is die completely and pull out of the ground? Doug says that if this is a perennial plant - cut Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:16:32 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/overwintering-lavendar-in-the-house.html I have two large lavendar plants in pots that I would love to overwinter in the house, is this possible and can you tell me the best way to care for Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:14:03 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/when-is-best-time-to-transplant.html When is the best time to transplant - fall or spring? Doug says the best time to transplant is in the early spring - the earlier the better assuming Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:26:29 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/problem-with-lime-coneflower.html My lime and peach colored coneflowers have NO petals!. . . just heads. The purple coneflowers are fine. Why? Doug says that it sounds like aster Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:11:38 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/growing-french-lavender-indoors.html Can you grow French Lavendar successfully in a pot indoors ? I live in Quebec and I am wondering if it will be too cold to leave it in the garden over Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:35:01 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/new-perennials-dying.html I live in Western Saskatchewan and planted new perennials this spring. The one flower bed faces south and the other is on the west this all near the Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:37:44 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/pinch-back-mums-one-more-time.html I've pinched back my mums a few times this year, but still they are very large and I am afraid they will flop over when they bloom. There are a few Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:34:14 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/trimming-after-blooming.html When may I cut off the bloomed flower and stem? Doug says you prune off spent flowers and their stems when the flower start to fade. We call this Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:25:26 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/lavender-dying.html We planted lavendar a few months ago and it is now dying out. It is planted in clay soil but we added alot of bags of soil to it and tilled it in. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:19:55 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/ajuga.html Ajuga is one of the most common of perennial ground covers and with good reason. It is hardy – surviving nicely in USDA 3 to 9 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:47:31 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/ground-cover-with-bluepurple-spikes-in-may.html My gardnere just destroyed a bed full of ground cover we have had for 18 years. It is hardy with dark green leaves close to the ground and in May it Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:45:12 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/blackeyed-susan-yellow-pastel.html I am assuming that this is a variety of blackeyed susan. I saw this growing in Maine and took a photo for identification. It has a yellow center, Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:44:05 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/lavender1.html Read & learn from all your posts. I have a lavender that had done well for 3 years. It had many blooms this year. However, the center is now dead. Is Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:40:22 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/russian-sage-overgrown.html I cut my Russian Sage back every year and it gets overgrown to the point that the purple flower stems are laying on the ground. Any suggestions? Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:57:40 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/foxgloves-stopped-blooming.html My foxgloves were beautifully bloomed when I planted them about a month ago and now they have all brown buds on them and no flowers. What went wrong? Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:54:02 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/perennial-hibiscus-summer-pruning.html My perennial hibiscus is beautiful with lots of 10 inch blooms. However, it is in the front of our house and grows 7-8 feet tall with a weed-like look Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:51:26 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/help-for-a-sick-garden-hibscus.html My hardy Hibscus has very pale yellow leaves even slightly curled leaves and no flower buds. I am in zone5 on July 23rd. Can you make any Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:47:44 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/no-blooms.html My lavendar is in full hot sun. I don't water it. It was doing great but now in August, no more blooms. Just green bush and dead blooms. No new Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:39:52 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/big-sky-coneflowers.html My Big Sky Sunset coneflower bloomed in the expected color the first year. In subsequent years it seems to have reverted to the old standard purple Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:28:28 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/extending-blooming-time.html Can you extend blooming time by cutting off the tops during bloom? We are planning a garden party Labor Day weekend, but fear the susans will no Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:22:11 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/too-much-nitrogen-in-soil.html How do I compensate for too much nitrogen in my soil? Everything I have grows so tall and flops over. I've had my soil tested, and this is what I've Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:13:03 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/can-shasta-daisy-deadheads-be-saved-for-seed.html Each year I save the deadheads from my marigolds, let them dry, then get the seed for next years' flower beds. I was wondering if I can do this with Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:11:40 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/are-they-wild-flowers.html I pulled a bunch out last night thinking they were just weeds as they overgrowing. I doubt if I got all of the roots - will they grow back and if so Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:18:51 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/annual-and-perennial.html Let’s look at the differences between annual and perennial flowers in the garden because there are some major differences you should be aware of Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:55:08 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/blue-gold-spiderwort-browning.html I have blue and gold spiderworts in the front of my home (facing west). It gets some shade in the morning, but otherwise it is in a sunny location. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:37:58 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/lavender-pruning.html I pruned backed a lavender bush in front of my house by 2/3 it was choked with grass and weed and died out my wife says I shoudn't have trimmed it Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:33:43 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/my-blackeyed-susan-plant-has-not-bloomed-yet.html I put my new black-eyed susan transplant in this spring and in August it hasn't bloomed yet. It has lots of nice green leaves and looks very healthy Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:30:08 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/pathway-plants-in-shade.html I wanted to plant woolly thyme between the flat bricks in a shady spot at the garden shed entry but I understand thyme likes lots of sun. What could Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:41:52 GMT http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/allium.html It seems that every year my list of favourites keep growing. Some of them also look quite interesting. This allium blooms later than most of the Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:19:49 GMT