Making a Garden
Time for more Martagon lilies
Judith Adam
The flowers resemble butterflies in flight, says Judith Adam about Martagon lilies. Their appeal includes tall skinny stems and speckled petals.
‘Blue Paradise’ summer phlox
Judith Adam
The ‘Blue Paradise’ summer phlox (Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’) is lavishly blooming in Judith's sunny front bed. It's a cultivar bred for mildew resistance.
Rio portulaca for hot spots
Judith Adam
Rio portulaca plants are now on Judith Adam's front walk gallery of ornamental plants because the location is too hot for tomatoes in containers.
Black Pearl: A heirloom hybrid tomato
Judith Adam
‘Black Pearl’ is a vining cherry tomato with 1.5-inch (4-cm), brownish-red round fruits. . ‘Black Pearl’ is what breeders are calling heirloom hybrid.
Problem-solving SunPatiens catch the eye
Judith Adam
SunPatiens, a new strain of New Guinea impatiens, thrive in full sun to part shade, bloom from spring to frost. They’re resistant to downy mildew.
