Wendy Brister has been a partner here at PRG for a season. She brings SO MUCH to our blog; Insight, humor and a deep knowledge of horticulture. I’d say, “welcome, Wendy”, but, in fact, she’s already very much at home here.
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Tag: native plants
Fordhook Farm Meets Plant Geek
A lot of work goes in to satisfying our thirst for more and different plants. Here’s what’s happening at Burpee’s nearby Fordhook Farms.
Diggin' the natives; Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolis heterolepsis, or Prairie Dropseed, is a fine textured native grass with late summer seed heads and fall into winter color.
Visit Mt. Cuba Center
Central Pennsylvanians are blessed by our proximity to many stunning public gardens. Longwood, Ladew, Chanticleer to name a few… There’s a lesser know great garden to add to that list; Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware.
Must Do Garden Events Saturday!!
Great opportunities to learn this weekend! All while PLANT shopping! Hey and Urban and Surburban Meadows, bringing meadowscaping to big and small spaces author Catherine Zimmerman is in York… bonus!
Diggin' the Natives; Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis – Wild Indigo is this week’s native plant profile. Great plant. Can’t have too much Baptisia!
Diggin' the Natives – Allegheny Spruge
Pachysandra procumbens, commonly known as Allegheny Spurge, is this weeks native plant.
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Diggin' the Natives – Jack-in-the Pulpit!
Arisaema triphyllum – Jack-in-the-Pulpit has flowers which continue to surprise over time – many are green but others have wonderful purple striping. But the excitement doesn’t end there.
Goldenrod; Autumn's Star
by Wendy Brister · October 14, 2010
Diggin’ the Natives! – Solidago species, Goldenrod, is a native plant of note. New cultivars won’t take over your garden like wild varieties. And it’s only a myth that Goldenrod aggravates allergies in the fall.