Last week a young hemlock had to be taken down at the back of my garden, a victim of high summer temperatures with insufficient moisture. Yes, I’m the guilty party, and very sorry for my neglect of this tree’s simple need for regular irrigation. I’ll be over-compensating all season, delivering fertilizer, water, staking and providing every form of assistance required in this … [Read more...] about Pumpkins as groundcover
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Great groundcover: ‘Claridge Druce’ cranesbill
When I clear crowded stems and foliage near the end of summer, spaces open up and present opportunities for moving groundcovers around. I have a collection of groundcover plants that reproduce easily and are handy for filling spaces at the end of the season. I’ll admit that some of my favourites like yellow fumewort (Corydalis lutea, Zone 4 ) and white fumewort (C. … [Read more...] about Great groundcover: ‘Claridge Druce’ cranesbill
