We are looking forward to another wonderful Spring on Cape Cod this year. In fact, we are planting our perennials starting at the end of January! Winter never seems very long to us in the greenhouse, that’s for sure. Since we do grow a large amount of our perennials and annuals starting early in the …
Top 10 Perennials to add to your full sun or part sun garden! By Jennifer Floyd, Perennial Manager Allium – Ornamental onion: This rabbit-resistant plant has a late season bloom and interest after bloom with its long-lasting seed head. Available in several varieties and sizes such as ‘Medusa’ 24″, ‘Blue Eddy’ 12″, ‘Summer Beauty’ …
It’s a great time to start planning your perennial garden for this gardening season. Here are some pre-made designs to get you inspired: Click HERE to download “Made in the Shade – Perennial Garden Design for Shade” Click HERE to download “Jen’s Top 10 Perennial List and Perennial Garden Designs
Native Plants of Cape Cod Native trees, shrubs and perennials are a great addition to the garden. They are built for our climate and tend to do well with less care, plus they are the preferred plants of pollinators in this area. Here are a few varieties of trees, shrubs and perennials that we would like …
Summer is a great time in terms of design to add plants to the garden. Why? Because often times, when we plan out a garden in the Spring, we think of Spring and early Summer plants only. By the time August comes along, your garden has very few plants in bloom. Adding late-blooming plants now …
Do you have a shady or part sun area that grass just won’t grow in? Carex, aka Sedge, just might be the answer. Sedge can take a variety of conditions from very dry shade to wet, boggy habitats. These plants work well as edging along a shady border, massed as a ground cover, and …
Top 10 Rabbit and Deer Resistant Perennials Many of you already know the devastating results of having your newly planted garden gobbled up overnight by some wild creature. Whether it is deer or rabbits, it can be both costly and extremely frustrating while trying to garden. This has been a banner year for rabbit …
The scientific name for daylily is Hemerocallis. The word Hemerocallis is derived from two Greek words meaning “beauty” and “day” referring to the fact that each flower lasts only one day. To make up for this, there are many flower buds on each daylily flower stalk, and many stalks in each clump of plants, so, …
The early summer bloom of foxglove can now be seen peeking out along the woodlands and among many cottage wild flower gardens. Easily grown in part to full sun, foxgloves are delightful additions to any garden. They make beautiful cut flowers which last for a very long time, plus they are deer and rabbit resistant …
Panicum virgatum This time of year, the garden is getting tired of the heat and lack of water. However, there is one standout feature in many Cape Cod landscapes that is just about to come into its glory. Ornamental grasses are resilient and tough and will begin to take center stage come August and September. …