A shot of color can deliver a vibrant lift to your garden whether it's delivered via plants and flowers or some imaginative paint.

The Saturday edition of our local paper had a couple of articles that I thought would be of interest to you. Did you know that this is National Pollinator Week? Concern over the decreasing honeybee population has led scientists to create more awareness in the public about the important role bees play in maintaining the world's diversity of flowering plants. In the U.S. the number of honey bee colonies has declined by half since 1947. According to the head of the University of Illinois'…

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Candytuft: a gorgeous evergreen perennial with white flowers that light up the Spring garden! Learn why this easy-care beauty is a garden must-have. Whether you love to garden, or you can’t be bothered and just want to put something into the ground and forget about it, Candytuft is a plant you should pick up this...Read More

For the past couple weeks, I’ve been enjoying the gorgeous Hydrangea bush in our front garden. The delightful white blooms have provoked j...

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Echeveria 'Encantada' is a really nice hybrid from Renee at Altman Plants. Pupping rather nicely at 3 years in the garden. Not sure whether it will develop the steroidal size the single plant initially had about a foot in diameter. This also blooms over a 6 month period, and as a cut flower I keep the flower stalks in arrangements for another 4 months and they still look great.

The last garden post overlooked some moments and photos so I’m backtracking a bit. I planted these Forget Me Nots years ago and they’ve always done okay but this year one of the plants …