Penstemons with red foliage
For diversity in foliage colour, Judith Adam appreciates red foliage plants such as ‘Husker Red’ and ‘Dark Towers’ beard tongues (penstemons).
May in the garden
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When to prune spring-flowering shrubs
Although spring-flowering shrubs such as lilacs can vary in their bloom times, there’s far less leeway about when to prune spring flowering shrubs.
Heat-proof lobelias
A second generation of breeding has produced heat-proof lobelias. Lobelias have intensely blue cascading flowers for hanging baskets or as an upright form.
Ginkgo trees capture attention
Judith Adam is getting started with a collection of ginko trees. Ginkgos have been around for more than 150 million years.
Seeking enthusiastic pollinators
When the flowers come out, clouds of pollinators descend — bees of several kinds, small and large wasps, various flies and even some butterflies.