perennial plants

Perennial Gardeners

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Some day I am going to open a school to train professional gardeners.  I have ample proof that such a school is much needed.  After spending years tending my gardens and those of others, not to mention fraternizing with landscape designers and garden lovers, I have discovered a universal truth.  Lots of horticulturally-inclined people want … Read more

Heavenly Turk’s Caps

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Sometimes, in a congested garden like mine, plants get overlooked.  That is, until they announce their presence by blooming, spreading like weeds or exuding a bad odor.  My little white Turk’s cap lily—Lilium martagon var. ‘Album’—was one of those overlooked plants.  I think I planted it last year in a burst of whimsy.  It was … Read more