Category Archives: drought tolerant

Best and Worst of 2013

In terms of best new traditional perennial plant for 2013, I have to say it was Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit.’  I know, shocked, right? This was a surprise for me for many reasons.  Echinacea, AKA Purple Coneflower has been over-hyped for … Continue reading

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Free Seeds

We’ve been collecting seeds from plants here in the garden and I find we have a lot of seed of certain varieties.  Penstemon barbatus ‘Rondo’ is a prolific seeder, and I love its strong presence in the garden.  Salvia dumetorum … Continue reading

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