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Designing A Hummingbird Garden: 15 Ways to Keep Them Coming
Hummingbirds prefer openings in the forest and forest edge, and so are readily drawn to suburban and rural gardens that offer a mix of tall trees, shrubs, and patches of meadow and lawn.
By Stephen W. Kress -
Hardy Terrestrial Orchids
There is a hardy terrestrial orchid for practically every conceivable setting: woodland landscapes, lightly shaded perennial borders, stream banks, rock gardens, cold alpine houses, and cool-grown household terrariums.
By Scott D. Appell -
Herbes de Provence: An Elegant, Potted-Garden Design
Longing to visit Provence, that beautiful and charming region in the south of France, to bask in its warm sunlight, taste its delicious cuisine, and see the sloping vineyards and colorful scenery that charmed Cezanne and Van Gogh? Well, you can capture some of the ambience of Provence by growing its famous culinary herbs in your garden.
By Joan McDonald and Janet Otranto -
Elegant Epimedium—Foliage and Flowers of Subtle, Sophisticated Beauty
You'll never fall in love at first sight with Epimedium the way you might swoon over roses or peonies. But once you get to know this genus—and appreciate its reliability, durability, and sophisticated good looks—I guarantee you'll enjoy a long-lasting relationship.
By Barbara Blossom Ashmun -
Water-Thrifty Gardening
Here are ten easy ways you can conserve water in your garden without harming your plants.
By Janet Marinelli -
Pretty Partridgeberry—A Native Groundcover With Lots of Star Potential
Partridgeberry, (Mitchella repens) is that rare beast—a native, shade-tolerant, broad-leaved evergreen groundcover. Seasonal eye candy includes white flowers in spring and red berries that persist through winter.
By Mariellé Anzelone -
2006 Titan Arum Bloom (Video)
Watch as the rare corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, blooms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden in August, 2006.
By BBG Staff -
Unusual Hardy Aroids—Tropical-Looking Beauties for the Northern Gardener
If I had to pick my favorite plant family, I think it would be the Araceae, or aroid family (also called the philodendron family or arum family). The species in this family have such bold, striking foliage and bizarre, interesting flowers.
By Scott D. Appell -
Hardy Cacti: Living Sculptures of the American West
The explosion of interest in hardy cacti has come about because of the increasing availability of inexpensive, nursery-grown plants as well as more adventurous gardeners with improving horticultural skills.
By Panayoti Kelaidis -
Dazzling Borders for Sun and Shade
The art and practice of creating dynamic, colorful, four-season borders planted with a mixture of perennials, shrubs, ornamental grasses, annuals, and bulbs has come of age in America. Never before has there been such a wealth and diversity of ornamental plants to combine in mixed borders.
By Bob Hyland
