Plants

Stephanotis plants can be coaxed to rebloom. (Photo by Forest & Kim Starr [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons)

Secrets to growing a stephanotis vine

Judith Adam

A pot of white stephanotis vine (Madagascar jasmine) with clusters of deeply perfumed flowers can become a lovely vine grown in a container.

Tall verbena in a mixed border. (Photos by Jodi DeLong)

In praise of Verbena bonariensis

Jodi DeLong

Christopher Lloyd planted Verbena bonariensis, commonly called tall verbena, at Great Dixter in England, and now Jodi DeLong enjoys it in Nova Scotia.

Bandana Landscape Pink lantana (Garden Making photo)

Bedding plants catch the eye

Beckie Fox

Many new bedding plants are being introduced. Here's what caught my eye at the 35th Canadian Greenhouse Conference.

‘Honorine Jobert’ Japanese anemone blooms in mid-September. (Photo from www.PerennialResource.com)

‘Honorine Jobert’ is a lovely late Japanese anemone

Judith Adam

The sparkling white ‘Honorine Jobert’ Japanese anemone begins flowering about the middle of September, and is a Judith Adam favourite. Its tall stature gives it architectural presence.

Pretty markings on Anemonopsis. (Photos by Jodi DeLong)

The thrill of finding a new-to-me plant — Anemonopsis

Jodi DeLong

Anemonopsis macrophylla is a native of Japan, a member of the buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, and related to hellebores, anemones, ranunculus and trollius.

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