Perennials Forever

Finally! A Reason to like Bamboo!

Those of you who have read my blog for a while* might remember that my Wonderful Husband loves bamboo…and I don’t! I have been (not so) secretly hoping it would die for a decade. The stuff doesn’t die, but if the temperature gets down to 10 degrees F, the above ground parts will die off, ...

Adding Epimedium to the Garden (Bishop’s Cap/Barrenwort)

I have so much to learn about plants and gardening – but then, who doesn't? Whenever I start thinking too highly of my skills and knowledge, something happens to remind me... Several years ago, I was plant shopping with a friend. "Look!" she said, pointing excitedly to a little green plant, "It's called Bishop's Cap ...