Garden Tips

What to Do Month by Month

Our Life Member Kate provides us with some good advice as to what to do in the garden month by month

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Plant Suggestions

What plants which will successfully grow in our local area? And, are they frost hardy? Here are some recommendations from Kate.
The list is in alphabetical order, and will, hopefully, grow over time, so be sure to check back regularly!

Agapanthus Praecox (African lily)
Amaryllis belladonna (Naked Lady)
Anenome X hybrida
Artemisia absinthium (Wormwood)
Aster amellus (Italian aster)
Aster Novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)
Buddleja salvifolia (Winter Buddleja)
Caryopteris x clandonensis (Blue Spirea)
Clematis tangutica
Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)
Coreopsis grandifolia (Tickseed)
Corokia cotoneaster “Wire Netting Bush”
Crocosmia (Montbretia)
Crocus Speciosus (Autumn Crocus)
Daphne odora
Deutzia gracilis “Nikko”
Deutzia X eglantissima
Eucomis comosa (Pineapple Lily)
Eupatorium purpureum
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop)
Garden Chrysanthemums
Hebe “Snowdrift”
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
Iris unguicularis (Winter Iris)
Leocojum aestivum (Snowflake)
Leucanthemum X superbum (Shasta Daisy)
Lonicera Fragrantissima (Winter Honeysuckle)
Melianthus minor (Touch Me Not, Honey Flower)
Miscanthus sinensis (Eulalia)
Narcissus Tazetta Daffodils
Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet Olive)
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper)
Perovskia (Little Spires)
Punica Granatum (Pomegranate)
Sisyrinchium Striatum (Satin Flower)
Skimmia japonica