By Mark Hoover
The Kingwood Center Gardens Horticulture Team was fortunate to be able to visit Chanticleer in early August as part of a very quick trip to America’s garden capitol. One could spend many days in the Philadelphia area, enjoying various gardens. We chose Chanticleer for its strong reputation of being one of the best gardens in the country. It also has some similarities to Kingwood, in that it is of similar size.
By Mark Hoover
Have you ever seen a plant name that you really didn’t understand? Here’s a quick explanation that might help the next time you’re visiting a public garden or even purchasing your next specimen for your garden.
By Mark Hoover
Winter can prove to be a challenging time for gardeners who dream of long, warm, sunny days in the garden. Though we’ve had some long stretches of cold snowy weather, spring is coming. That also means the spring rush is coming. Days of trying to check off that never-ending list of spring garden tasks will soon be upon us. In the meantime, slightly warmer winter days are a good time to get out in the garden and assess the pruning that needs to be done. Often, winter pruning can get overlooked but it’s a very important and simple task that can take your garden to the next level.
cornus kousa clean cut
By Bill Collins
One of the most noticeable and enjoyable signs of autumn in the landscape is the coloring of leaves on trees and shrubs. The beautiful reds, oranges, yellows, golds, and browns of the leaves make it a special time of year. But what causes these changes?
Ginkgo
By Bill Collins
After a summer of beautiful annual displays it comes time to remove them and begin planting next springs bulb display. This usually happens around October 1st unless we have had an early frost.
By Bill Collins
The annual display is the major seasonal display during the summer. It replaces the spring display of tulips and other spring bulbs and plants such as pansies, lettuce, mustards and snapdragons.
Rose Garden with Annual Planter
By Bill Collins
When we think of spring bulbs in our garden we usually picture tulips and daffodils. These are wonderful but there are so many other minor bulbs that can be used in the garden. By selecting many of these you can extend the spring bloom time in your garden. Some can bloom as early as February or early March depending on the weather. Others will bloom along with or after the tulips and daffodils in April and May. They are often most effective when they are planted in large patches or sweeps.
