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A Fashion Plate in Charteuse and Sea Green. 3 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 1 year ago: I have come to like many of plants that have been in gardens for hundreds of years. I love to find o … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Evergreen, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, alchemilla mollis, Alchemilla vulgaris

The Scent of My Grandmothers House2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 1 year ago: We I was small we would visit my grandmother(my father’s mother) in Williams Lake which was cl … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Evergreen, Groundcovers, Historic Plants, Mass Plantings, Perennials, aromatic flowers

A Case For Cotinus.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 1 year ago: At this time of the year I really become aware to the color of foliage in various plant in the lands … more →

Tags: attractive bark, Colorful foliage, drought tolerant, Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, specimens, autumn color, burgundy leaves, C.otinus coggygria 'Ancot'

The Baron and the Little Flower.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 1 year ago: I was listening to the local radio yesterday as I went about my business about town, they were inter … more →

Tags: drought tolerant, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, North American Plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Perennials, South American Plants, April blooming flowers, August blooming

Silver, Gold and Moonshine All in One Plant.3 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: This time of the year usually is warmer and the Roses would be in full bloom, I guess I will have to … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Perennials, specimens, Achillea 'Moonshine', Alan Bloom

Out of the Purple Haze and into the White:1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: As a child I spent many days in the woods near our house in town and at the lake, there my interest … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, specimens, April blooming flowers, attractive seed heads, attractive seedheads, attrative foliage

Seducing You With Scent on Grey Days.2 comments

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: 2 days of bright sun light and everyone is out mowing their lawns, the garden centers a full of shop … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, Historic Plants, Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, specimens, April blooming flowers, autumn color, Beacon Hill Park, Colorful Foliage

Tellimas and Other Anagrams1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: When I was going to for Horticultural training the thing I missed the most was walking in the woods … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Evergreen, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Native Plants, North American Plants, Ocean exposure Tolerant

A Different Kind Of Easter Treat For The Child In You.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: This is the time of year when many things are being renewed and many thing are being learned. Colleg … more →

Tags: Colorful foliage, cut flowers, Mass Plantings, Perennials, specimens, April blooming flowers, Beacon Hill Park, blue flowers, Drumstick Primulas

Kerrias' Confusion.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: There are many plants that just give me the feeling that they have been in gardens for a long time. … more →

Tags: attractive bark, Colorful foliage, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Historic Plants, Mass Plantings, Shrub/Tree, specimens, The Tale of Genji

Oregons 'Grape'1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: This is the time of year which is the most exciting in the garden. After a cold winter we wait with … more →

Tags: Shrub/Tree, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, specimens, Native Plants, West Coast native Plants, Evergreen, colorful berries, Colorful foliage

This Queen Has A Very Red Face!

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Some plants we see are boring because we see them so much in garden, others take us by surprise and … more →

Tags: Annuals, Colorful foliage, cut flowers, Mass Plantings, North American Plants, specimens, 'Queen Victoria' Lobelia, August blooming, autumn color

Flowers So Beautiful You Could Wear Them as Earrings.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: This September has been extraordinarily wet, in fact we have set a record for the most rain for this … more →

Tags: colorful berries, cut flowers, Evergreen, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, specimens, blue flowers, Finnerty Gardens

We Should Be Grateful for Frikarts Aster.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: So we are finally starting to have cooler nights. The last week was more rain than sun. Some trees a … more →

Tags: cut flowers, drought tolerant, Mass Plantings, Perennials, Aster Amellus, Aster thompsonii, Aster x frikartii `Monch, Asters, August looming

Heavenly in the Garden.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Back to school, those are dreaded words for some, a relief for others and the beginning of a new cha … more →

Tags: colorful berries, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Evergreen, Mass Plantings, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, specimens, August blooming

The Southern Treasures of the Plant Kingdom.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Since I have moved this year I do not have the chance to visit some gardens as much as I used to, th … more →

Tags: Evergreen, Ocean exposure Tolerant, Shrub/Tree, specimens, Trees, August blooming, Beacon Hill Park, cream blooming flowers, Cream Flowers

Semi-Cactus, Collarette and Decorative Dahlias.

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: The muted colors of the autumn season will soon be upon us, the plants are beginning to look tired f … more →

Tags: Mass Plantings, specimens, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Historic Plants, Annuals, pink flowers, white flowers, Yellow Flowers.

Joy in the Late Summer Garden

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: Here we are in the last week of August, many of us and our children are getting ready to go back to … more →

Tags: Perennials, Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, specimens, Ocean exposure Tolerant, cut flowers, drought tolerant, pink flowers, red flowers

On the Tropaeolum Trail.1 comment

J.A. Howard-Gibbon wrote 2 years ago: When I was small we would go for walks with our mother in the neighborhood and stop and look at the … more →

Tags: Groundcovers, Mass Plantings, Climbing/Vining Plants, cut flowers, drought tolerant, Annuals, fragrant flowers, pink flowers, Yellow Flowers.


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