Tag Archives: columbine

Pop of Color, everywhere

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Gabrielle

My gardens are so full of foliage! There are areas all over with a little POP of color! My Iris, Allium and a few more. Allium Louisiana iris I love having my garden beds full of flowers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, Spring | Tagged allium, columbine, iris, Spring | Comments Off

3 Colorful Shade Garden Plans

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Gabrielle

Here are 3 garden plans to get you “shade-crazy” with your gardens! If you don’t have the same space dimensions available as the plan we have made, you should be able to make some minor adjustments on your own. Hopefully … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer | Tagged annual, Arum, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, caladium, columbine, cyclamen, flower, garden, garden plans, gardening, hosta, lily, perennial, shade | Comments Off

Planting for Butterflies

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Gabrielle

Who doesn’t like butterflies? They flitter and float around in the air, and their gracefulness mesmerizes us. They have beautiful coloring and markings to tantalize your eyes. They don’t bite (making it the only bug I like). These interesting bugs … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer | Tagged butterflies, columbine, coneflower, flowers, garden, gardening, grape hyacinth, liatris, muscari, oriental lily, perennials, phlox, sedum | 2 Comments

Colorful Blooms Made for Shade

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Gabrielle

Color. Variety of colors. It makes things interesting. Shade gardens can have more interest, besides shape, size and structure! Adding color does not need to be complicated or lots of work. Here is a list of colorful shade plants for … Continue reading →

Posted in Container Gardening, Flower Bulbs, Flowers, Gardening 101, summer | Tagged begonias, bleeding heart, caladium, columbine, cyclamen, garden, gardening, italicum arum, shade, toad lily, voodoo lily | 2 Comments

Garden Dreaming and Garden Planning

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Gabrielle

Now that winter has finally arrived and doesn’t appear to be leaving for a while, it is time to move on (mentally). I have planted some bulbs for forcing, but there are no weeds to tend to. So, that leaves … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers, summer, winter | Tagged astilbe, bleeding heart, calla, canna, colocasia, columbine, cyclamen, dahlia, elephant ear, flowers, garden, garden plans, hosta, lily, perennials, tropical | Comments Off