Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley A Tale of Two Yarrows
Understanding Good Drainage: Essential Tips for Healthy Plants
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley Native Plants Are Where You Find Them
This photo, taken October 15, 2007 is of wild Red and Green Kangaroo Paws, along a sandy stretch of road near Margaret River in Western Australia. The other is of actual kangaroo paws, attached to a pet kangaroo at a farm…
Photo Of The Week by Larry Hurley ~ Beardtongue leading the way into summer…
Here at my sunny Wisconsin garden, the summer season really starts when the Penstemon begins to bloom in early June, about the same time as false indigo and the ever-present Stella Doro daylilies. I have a couple of patches of Penstemon…
Daylilies vs Deer
Each June, when our daylilies start to bloom, it begins. The never-ending struggle between the dear deer that passes through each night and my husband. Each morning, he goes out to snap off the spent blooms and comes in to…
Photo Of The Week: Rhubarb in Bloom
This photo was taken on May 15, 2024, in Middleton, Wisconsin about a block from my home. This beautiful flowering perennial with bold foliage is generally grown for food rather than beauty–it’s rhubarb.
A Day In The Garden With Great Grandma Edna
Many of you have shared photos of your gardens with me over the past few years, and I have enjoyed each one so much! Keep them coming! Last week, Edna Poe shared this photo of her beautiful great-granddaughter Dior,…
Purple Coneflowers
Each year Stephanie seems to enjoy writing about one of her favorite perennials! The Purple Coneflower
Perennial Chatter from Wisconsin
A visit to Maryland from Middleton, Wisconsin by Larry Hurley to say Good by to a friends and hello to other friends. Plus, what is happening in his new garden.
Garden Walkabouts with Dr. A: In His Garden, Warts and All
Join Dr. Allan Armitage as his, 2022 Spring Garden Walkabouts with Dr. A: In His Garden, Warts and All on March 26th. Dr. A is a well known writer, speaker, and horticulturist. Born and raised in Quebec and Ontario, he later lived in East Lansing, MI and now resides in Athens, GA.
Made for the Shade?
Larry Hurley writes about his podcast with Stephanie coming up on April 7, 2022 and his former shade garden in Bethesda, Maryland
Hummingbirds Everywhere
After many attempts to get a photo of one of the hummingbirds in Stephanie’s yard, finally success!