Gardening Tips http://colleenplimpton.com Gardening Tips from Garden Author Colleen Plimpton Thu, 02 May 2013 18:03:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 site-map Dried Bouquets and Eternal Everlastings http://colleenplimpton.com/dried-bouquets-and-eternal-everlastings http://colleenplimpton.com/dried-bouquets-and-eternal-everlastings#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 13:51:11 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=973 May 2nd, 2013   When we first moved into our house twenty years ago one of the delightful aspects for this gardener was the full, warm attic. Perfect for drying the flowers I was intending to grow.  Papery statice, hydrangeas, and more. Now mind you, though I’d been a gardener for many years, I’d never [...]

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Seed Starting Made Simple http://colleenplimpton.com/seed-starting-made-simple http://colleenplimpton.com/seed-starting-made-simple#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:12:31 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=960 April 18th, 2013     I learned the hard way that even an experienced gardener must read and follow label directions. As a longtime gardener I was pretty cocksure that I could grow plants from seed. What could possibly go wrong?  I said to myself.   A lot, as it turns out. After a crop or [...]

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]]> http://colleenplimpton.com/seed-starting-made-simple/feed 0 service Plight of the Pollinators http://colleenplimpton.com/plight-of-the-pollinators http://colleenplimpton.com/plight-of-the-pollinators#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 13:09:19 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=951 March 23rd, 2013                                      The dying wasp emerged from its paper nest and struggled for life, spiraling down onto the driveway where it convulsed and lay still. I watched in horror as I realized this wasn’t the first [...]

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]]> http://colleenplimpton.com/plight-of-the-pollinators/feed 0 Simply Superb Plants for Wet Sites http://colleenplimpton.com/simply-superb-plants-for-wet-sites http://colleenplimpton.com/simply-superb-plants-for-wet-sites#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:49:05 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=944 3/13/13     Clethra     Are parts of your landscape more like a bog than a backyard? Are you having difficulty finding plants that like to wade? Here in the Northeast, though we are grateful for the (usually) bounteous moisture, the flip side of this largess is that sometimes we have too much dampness. [...]

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 Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ is a Charming Treat for the Shade Garden http://colleenplimpton.com/heucherella-sweet-tea-is-a-charming-treat-for-the-shade-garden http://colleenplimpton.com/heucherella-sweet-tea-is-a-charming-treat-for-the-shade-garden#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:42:20 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=938 February 15th, 2013       Heucherellas are hotties these days. Kissing cousins to the shade-loving, deer-resistant coral bells and tiarella, they are actually a hybrid of the two, retaining their best qualities.  Much work has been done with heucherella to produce plants with the amazing colors of coral bells and the incised, dark-patterned leaves [...]

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]]> http://colleenplimpton.com/heucherella-sweet-tea-is-a-charming-treat-for-the-shade-garden/feed 0 Tool Time! http://colleenplimpton.com/tool-time http://colleenplimpton.com/tool-time#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:44:45 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=905 January 25th, 2013 Photo courtesy of Spear Head Spade.     The pundits tell us that mid-winter is the ideal time to inventory, clean, sharpen, polish and otherwise care for our garden tools. It’s such a good idea, and I truly wish I did it. But being mortal, I don’t. However, my tools are appreciated [...]

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]]> http://colleenplimpton.com/tool-time/feed 0 site-map The Christmas Rose http://colleenplimpton.com/the-christmas-rose http://colleenplimpton.com/the-christmas-rose#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:18:18 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=894 January 12th, 2013 Nope, this isn’t a real rose we’re discussing today; those tender beauties will wait until the warmth of June to unfurl their scented glory. Instead, let’s chat about Helleborus niger, aka the Christmas rose, a stalwart herbaceous perennial which blooms in winter. Really!  It’s in bloom right now here in Connecticut.  And [...]

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The Perennial Plant of the Year, 2013 http://colleenplimpton.com/the-perennial-plant-of-the-year-2013 http://colleenplimpton.com/the-perennial-plant-of-the-year-2013#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:23:16 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=879 December 23rd, 2012 Photo taken in Lynn Hyson’s garden, Redding, CT   Each autumn a ballot from the Perennial Plant Association lands in my mailbox, requesting my semi-learned input into selecting the best perennial of the year. The PPA, that worthy group, is composed of growers, retailers, landscape designers, educators and others professionally involved in [...]

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]]> http://colleenplimpton.com/flowering-shrubs-from-spring-til-fall/feed 0 Visiting the Connecticut Garden and Landscape Trail http://colleenplimpton.com/visiting-the-connecticut-garden-and-landscape-trail http://colleenplimpton.com/visiting-the-connecticut-garden-and-landscape-trail#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:19:35 +0000 Colleen http://colleenplimpton.com/?p=857 November 20th, 2012 Did you know that Connecticut has its very own Garden and Landscape Trail? Yes indeed. A joint project established by the Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association and the Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association, the Trail traverses the state. It guides citizens of all ages to the fascinating facilities of the state’s green industry; [...]

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