Perennial Plant Articles
Welcome to our on-line plant articles page. Here you will find a series of in-depth articles about an array of wonderful garden perennials from Arisaema to Tricyrtis as well as other topics. Many of these are reprints of articles that we have written for publication in various venues over the years, but several were written specifically for this website. These are not the typical on-line plant articles which are short and fluffy, but instead often go into great detail...you know, the stuff that everyone says is worthless on a website. We think you will find a wealth of information about garden perennials in these articles, and we thank the other authors that have also allowed their work to be republished here.
A Guide to Tricyrtis lasiocarpa, Toad Lilies
Introduction to Tricyrtis Tricyrtis (toad lilies) are a shade-loving perennial in the lily family whose small, but beautiful and intricately designed orchid-like flowers stop people in their tracks. When looking...
A Guide to Tricyrtis lasiocarpa, Toad Lilies
Introduction to Tricyrtis Tricyrtis (toad lilies) are a shade-loving perennial in the lily family whose small, but beautiful and intricately designed orchid-like flowers stop people in their tracks. When looking...
Add Some Color to Your Garden with Purple Leaf ...
Plant foliage color can help define a garden, as leaves are often bigger, bolder and last longer than blooms do. Add a pop of color to your garden with a...
Add Some Color to Your Garden with Purple Leaf ...
Plant foliage color can help define a garden, as leaves are often bigger, bolder and last longer than blooms do. Add a pop of color to your garden with a...
Arisaema - Jack-in-the-Pulpits and Cobra Lilies...
 I remember being fascinated by these bizarre exotic plants as I roamed the woods as a child in piedmont North Carolina. A spring trek though the woods would find...
Arisaema - Jack-in-the-Pulpits and Cobra Lilies...
 I remember being fascinated by these bizarre exotic plants as I roamed the woods as a child in piedmont North Carolina. A spring trek though the woods would find...
Banana Trees - Apeeling Plants for the Garden
'Yes, we have no bananas', is something said by many temperate zone gardeners. Yet it does not have to be so. Some banana trees are hardier than you might think, since...
Banana Trees - Apeeling Plants for the Garden
'Yes, we have no bananas', is something said by many temperate zone gardeners. Yet it does not have to be so. Some banana trees are hardier than you might think, since...
Baptisia - Revenge of the Redneck Lupines
 Please forgive me, but I'm in my baptisia phase. Plant lovers understand all about phases...we move from one plant group to another, studying and collecting everything in sight. My...
Baptisia - Revenge of the Redneck Lupines
 Please forgive me, but I'm in my baptisia phase. Plant lovers understand all about phases...we move from one plant group to another, studying and collecting everything in sight. My...
Bizarre Plants Only a Mother Could Love
  Have you ever seen a plant so bizarre that you thought no one would ever buy it? Many nurserymen have become so convinced that customers want nothing but taxus,...
Bizarre Plants Only a Mother Could Love
  Have you ever seen a plant so bizarre that you thought no one would ever buy it? Many nurserymen have become so convinced that customers want nothing but taxus,...
Cacti in the Southeast
 I guess we've all driven through the countryside, and seen the mounds of prickly pear cactus adorning dilapidated mobile homes, so often used in those tastefully painted tractor tires....
Cacti in the Southeast
 I guess we've all driven through the countryside, and seen the mounds of prickly pear cactus adorning dilapidated mobile homes, so often used in those tastefully painted tractor tires....
Canna, Canna, Canna - Growing Canna Lilies in Y...
Canna lilies are bold, herbaceous, tropical looking perennial plants that are summer bloomers for the south. Cannas have been in and out of fashion many times during their long history, and...
Canna, Canna, Canna - Growing Canna Lilies in Y...
Canna lilies are bold, herbaceous, tropical looking perennial plants that are summer bloomers for the south. Cannas have been in and out of fashion many times during their long history, and...
Cold Hardy Palms for Temperate Gardens
 Sabal minor 'Bear Creek'  There's something exotic about growing palms in your garden that makes otherwise sane gardeners go through heroic measures to try and keep them alive...
Cold Hardy Palms for Temperate Gardens
 Sabal minor 'Bear Creek'  There's something exotic about growing palms in your garden that makes otherwise sane gardeners go through heroic measures to try and keep them alive...
Cool Colocasias - Elephant Ears for the Garden
 Colocasias are tropical looking perennial plants known in the western world as elephant ear plants or taro. Ornamental colocasia (the focus of this article) are important garden plants because they add a...
Cool Colocasias - Elephant Ears for the Garden
 Colocasias are tropical looking perennial plants known in the western world as elephant ear plants or taro. Ornamental colocasia (the focus of this article) are important garden plants because they add a...
Crape Murder - Stop! - (Cut the Crap, not the C...
Hideous crimes are being committed all ever Texas, some in our own front yards and many right in front of our local businesses. Unfortunately, many have turned a blind eye...
Crape Murder - Stop! - (Cut the Crap, not the C...
Hideous crimes are being committed all ever Texas, some in our own front yards and many right in front of our local businesses. Unfortunately, many have turned a blind eye...
Crape Murder - The Unkind Cut
We turn our heads in horror when terrorists behead their captives and we decry depictions of punishment we feel doesn't live up to our ethical obligations toward those we don't...
Crape Murder - The Unkind Cut
We turn our heads in horror when terrorists behead their captives and we decry depictions of punishment we feel doesn't live up to our ethical obligations toward those we don't...
Curcuma longa - Grow Turmeric In Your Garden
 To get a tropical look in a warm temperate garden, there is a short list of plants that fit the bill. One of my favorites is the little-known genus...
Curcuma longa - Grow Turmeric In Your Garden
 To get a tropical look in a warm temperate garden, there is a short list of plants that fit the bill. One of my favorites is the little-known genus...
Cutting Through The Jungle - Native Plants Myth...
In a 1994 New York Times article, Michael Poulan called them Eco-Nazis. Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh calls them environmentalist whackos. What ever you call them, the native plant...
Cutting Through The Jungle - Native Plants Myth...
In a 1994 New York Times article, Michael Poulan called them Eco-Nazis. Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh calls them environmentalist whackos. What ever you call them, the native plant...
Cyclamen - Great Hardy Perennials for the Garden
 Introduction to Hardy Cyclamen Cyclamen mirabile  My first encounter with hardy cyclamen was in the garden of the late Rachel Dunham of Cary, NC in the 1960s. I...
Cyclamen - Great Hardy Perennials for the Garden
 Introduction to Hardy Cyclamen Cyclamen mirabile  My first encounter with hardy cyclamen was in the garden of the late Rachel Dunham of Cary, NC in the 1960s. I...
Cypripedium Orchids - Does the Lady Slipper Fit...
 Introduction to Lady Slipper Orchids Cypripedium 'Philipp'  Cypripedium (aka Ladyslipper Orchids) are by far, the showiest and most popular of the hardy terrestrial orchids. There are 48 species...
Cypripedium Orchids - Does the Lady Slipper Fit...
 Introduction to Lady Slipper Orchids Cypripedium 'Philipp'  Cypripedium (aka Ladyslipper Orchids) are by far, the showiest and most popular of the hardy terrestrial orchids. There are 48 species...
Dear Deer - We're Closed for Dinner
Our deer-resistant plant list is compiled from results around the country, but we cannot guarantee that your deer will comply... keep in mind deer are like people at a buffet,...
Dear Deer - We're Closed for Dinner
Our deer-resistant plant list is compiled from results around the country, but we cannot guarantee that your deer will comply... keep in mind deer are like people at a buffet,...
Do you know where Venus Flytraps Come From? Not...
 When I was a kid, I thought a Venus flytrap really did come from Venus. It looked like an alien with its gaping jaws and spiky fringed "green teeth"....
Do you know where Venus Flytraps Come From? Not...
 When I was a kid, I thought a Venus flytrap really did come from Venus. It looked like an alien with its gaping jaws and spiky fringed "green teeth"....
Echinacea Explosion - The Coneflower Chronicles
 Introduction to Echinacea - Purple Coneflowers It is not an exaggeration to say that purple coneflower (aka Echinacea purpurea) is the one of the finest native perennials in the U.S. Purple coneflower...
Echinacea Explosion - The Coneflower Chronicles
 Introduction to Echinacea - Purple Coneflowers It is not an exaggeration to say that purple coneflower (aka Echinacea purpurea) is the one of the finest native perennials in the U.S. Purple coneflower...
Eleven Easy Tips for Growing Hardy Perennial Hi...
 Hardy Hibiscus! Mighty Mallow! Although there are hundreds of hibiscus species, only a few dozen are cold hardy here in the southern US. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we grow...
Eleven Easy Tips for Growing Hardy Perennial Hi...
 Hardy Hibiscus! Mighty Mallow! Although there are hundreds of hibiscus species, only a few dozen are cold hardy here in the southern US. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we grow...
Epimedium (Fairy Wings)
Introduction to Fairy Flowers Epimediums are exotic little plants known by several common names such as fairy wings, bishop's hat, and my personal favorite, horny goat weed. In Asian cultures,...
Epimedium (Fairy Wings)
Introduction to Fairy Flowers Epimediums are exotic little plants known by several common names such as fairy wings, bishop's hat, and my personal favorite, horny goat weed. In Asian cultures,...
Ex-Situ Conservation at Plant Delights Nursery
 Back in the early 2000s, I printed out every exchange from the International Bulb Society email list that discussed the bulb genus, hymenocallis (spider lilies). Most conversations originated with...
Ex-Situ Conservation at Plant Delights Nursery
 Back in the early 2000s, I printed out every exchange from the International Bulb Society email list that discussed the bulb genus, hymenocallis (spider lilies). Most conversations originated with...
Gardening in the Shade
Although I grew up in wooded areas most of my life (not abandoned or anything like those tarzan stories), I have always taken gardening in the shade for granted. My first...
Gardening in the Shade
Although I grew up in wooded areas most of my life (not abandoned or anything like those tarzan stories), I have always taken gardening in the shade for granted. My first...
Hardy Orchids in the Garden
Introduction to Hardy Orchids for the Perennial Garden Everybody knows and loves the exotic, tropical orchids (e.g., phalaenopsis, and cattleya), but wouldn't it be nice to have an orchid that...
Hardy Orchids in the Garden
Introduction to Hardy Orchids for the Perennial Garden Everybody knows and loves the exotic, tropical orchids (e.g., phalaenopsis, and cattleya), but wouldn't it be nice to have an orchid that...
Hardy Palms - Cold Weather Survival Report
We have recently been planting more hardy palms in our new display beds, and since our collection is getting larger, thought it might be of interest to let folks know...
Hardy Palms - Cold Weather Survival Report
We have recently been planting more hardy palms in our new display beds, and since our collection is getting larger, thought it might be of interest to let folks know...
Hedychium - A Hardy Ginger Plant for the Garden
Introduction to Hedychium (Hardy Ginger Plants) I'll never forget my first encounter as a preteen with Hedychium coronarium, when my dad took me to the garden of a local gardener,...
Hedychium - A Hardy Ginger Plant for the Garden
Introduction to Hedychium (Hardy Ginger Plants) I'll never forget my first encounter as a preteen with Hedychium coronarium, when my dad took me to the garden of a local gardener,...
Hellebores - A Rose is a Rose except when it's...
Most folks don't typically think of winter as a great garden season...especially if you migrated here from the more northern gardening hinterlands. In Raleigh, however, winter is usually filled with...
Hellebores - A Rose is a Rose except when it's...
Most folks don't typically think of winter as a great garden season...especially if you migrated here from the more northern gardening hinterlands. In Raleigh, however, winter is usually filled with...
Hellebores: Winter Hardy Shade Perennials for t...
 Quick Helleborus Tips Check out our Hellebores production video. The best time to shop for Hellebores is in February and March when the selection is largest and the plants are...
Hellebores: Winter Hardy Shade Perennials for t...
 Quick Helleborus Tips Check out our Hellebores production video. The best time to shop for Hellebores is in February and March when the selection is largest and the plants are...
History of Plant Hardiness Zone Maps - The Rest...
Updated April, 2022 See also our notes on how we assign hardiness zones to plants here at Plant Delights Nursery and also take a look at our zone by zone...
History of Plant Hardiness Zone Maps - The Rest...
Updated April, 2022 See also our notes on how we assign hardiness zones to plants here at Plant Delights Nursery and also take a look at our zone by zone...
Hosta Breeders and Other Strangers
When I made the decision to begin hybridizing hostas direct, several factors entered into my decision. Was there significant room for improvement in the genus Hosta? Was there a shortage...
Hosta Breeders and Other Strangers
When I made the decision to begin hybridizing hostas direct, several factors entered into my decision. Was there significant room for improvement in the genus Hosta? Was there a shortage...
Hosta Breeding Program at Plant Delights Nursery
A Question and Answer Session with Tony Avent and Clyde Crockett, Editor, regarding Plant Delights Nursery Hosta breeding program. Clyde - Questions, aka Q's and Tony - Anwers, aka A's...
Hosta Breeding Program at Plant Delights Nursery
A Question and Answer Session with Tony Avent and Clyde Crockett, Editor, regarding Plant Delights Nursery Hosta breeding program. Clyde - Questions, aka Q's and Tony - Anwers, aka A's...
Hosta Hosta Hosta
IN THE BEGINNING My early recollection was growing up in the mid 1960's with hostas in our garden. It didn't seem to matter how many times I road my bicycle through...
Hosta Hosta Hosta
IN THE BEGINNING My early recollection was growing up in the mid 1960's with hostas in our garden. It didn't seem to matter how many times I road my bicycle through...
Hosta Introductions and Breeding by Paul Aden
Without a doubt, the late Paul Aden of Baldwin, NY is the king of commercial hostas. Regardless of whether Aden bred the hosta, or acquired it from others, Aden knew...
Hosta Introductions and Breeding by Paul Aden
Without a doubt, the late Paul Aden of Baldwin, NY is the king of commercial hostas. Regardless of whether Aden bred the hosta, or acquired it from others, Aden knew...
Hosta Myths - Tony's Top Ten
 Hosta Myth 1 - If you fertilize Hostas they will turn green. Reality - We see many consumers that still believe this. Obviously, this was perpetuated when H. 'Undulata' was...
Hosta Myths - Tony's Top Ten
 Hosta Myth 1 - If you fertilize Hostas they will turn green. Reality - We see many consumers that still believe this. Obviously, this was perpetuated when H. 'Undulata' was...
Hostas - The Fragrant Kind
Wouldn't it be nice if all of the flowers in our gardens were fragrant? At one time, fragrance was a very important element in the garden, but then things changed....
Hostas - The Fragrant Kind
Wouldn't it be nice if all of the flowers in our gardens were fragrant? At one time, fragrance was a very important element in the garden, but then things changed....
Hostas for Warm Climates
Hostas are a genus of plants that seemingly everyone wants to grow... even those who don't live in a good climate for them to thrive. As a general rule, Hostas...
Hostas for Warm Climates
Hostas are a genus of plants that seemingly everyone wants to grow... even those who don't live in a good climate for them to thrive. As a general rule, Hostas...
How Do I Overwinter My Hardy Tropical Plants?
 Musa 'Siam Ruby' If you are growing banana trees that aren’t winter hardy in your climate, you have three good options for overwintering them. The first is to pot...
How Do I Overwinter My Hardy Tropical Plants?
 Musa 'Siam Ruby' If you are growing banana trees that aren’t winter hardy in your climate, you have three good options for overwintering them. The first is to pot...
How to Build a Butterfly Garden
Echinacea 'Rainbow Marcella' PP 28,573 Who doesn't love a garden that is adorned with beautifully painted butterflies? Design your butterfly garden with us! This article is the second in a...
How to Build a Butterfly Garden
Echinacea 'Rainbow Marcella' PP 28,573 Who doesn't love a garden that is adorned with beautifully painted butterflies? Design your butterfly garden with us! This article is the second in a...
How to Build a Pitcher Plant Bog
How to Build a Pitcher Plant Bog This technique was designed and perfected by the Atlanta Botanical Garden. We would like to give a special thanks to Ron Determann at...
How to Build a Pitcher Plant Bog
How to Build a Pitcher Plant Bog This technique was designed and perfected by the Atlanta Botanical Garden. We would like to give a special thanks to Ron Determann at...
How to Grow Amorphophallus titanum
Plant Delights Nursery is one of the few mail order nurseries in the country that sells Amorphophallus titanum, the Titan Arum / Corpse flower, aka the largest inflorescence in the...
How to Grow Amorphophallus titanum
Plant Delights Nursery is one of the few mail order nurseries in the country that sells Amorphophallus titanum, the Titan Arum / Corpse flower, aka the largest inflorescence in the...
If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Garden
Do you find it curious that North Carolina has the reputation in most gardening circles as the land of azaleas and camellias? Folks travel from destinations around the country to...
If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Garden
Do you find it curious that North Carolina has the reputation in most gardening circles as the land of azaleas and camellias? Folks travel from destinations around the country to...
Leaves that Light Up the Garden - Variegated Pl...
Yuck...as one visitor described a variegated plant. When I asked why, he likened using variegated plants to trying to match plaids with stripes...hmmm. Variegated plants suffer from the outdated belief...
Leaves that Light Up the Garden - Variegated Pl...
Yuck...as one visitor described a variegated plant. When I asked why, he likened using variegated plants to trying to match plaids with stripes...hmmm. Variegated plants suffer from the outdated belief...
Meatballs, Save Them for Spaghetti
By Tony AventOriginally printed in Horticulture Magazine Field Notes From neighborhood to neighborhood, from state to state, and from sea to shining sea, our country is blighted by the green...
Meatballs, Save Them for Spaghetti
By Tony AventOriginally printed in Horticulture Magazine Field Notes From neighborhood to neighborhood, from state to state, and from sea to shining sea, our country is blighted by the green...
Mesmerizing Mangaves - A Star is Born
How many people are fortunate enough to be part of a plant breeding project that creates an entirely new genus of plant, that subsequently rocks the horticultural world? Such is...
Mesmerizing Mangaves - A Star is Born
How many people are fortunate enough to be part of a plant breeding project that creates an entirely new genus of plant, that subsequently rocks the horticultural world? Such is...
Name that Plant - The Misuse of Trademarks in H...
When is a plant name not a plant name? The sad answer is more often than not in our current world, where marketing comes first and accuracy second. The current...
Name that Plant - The Misuse of Trademarks in H...
When is a plant name not a plant name? The sad answer is more often than not in our current world, where marketing comes first and accuracy second. The current...
Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Concerns about P...
In recent weeks we’ve seen a parade of media reports and commentary regarding neonicotinoid insecticides and their potential impact on bees. Many of these stories provide important information for us...
Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Concerns about P...
In recent weeks we’ve seen a parade of media reports and commentary regarding neonicotinoid insecticides and their potential impact on bees. Many of these stories provide important information for us...
Neonics in the Nursery
The use of medicines for plants, and, in particular, insecticides is a complicated one and, as environmentalists and plant lovers, we struggle daily making decisions for the benefit of the...
Neonics in the Nursery
The use of medicines for plants, and, in particular, insecticides is a complicated one and, as environmentalists and plant lovers, we struggle daily making decisions for the benefit of the...
Organi-size Your Garden
Have you ever wondered why those plants that you gave up for dead, and threw on the compost pile, magically come back to life and grow to monstrous proportions...thriving without...
Organi-size Your Garden
Have you ever wondered why those plants that you gave up for dead, and threw on the compost pile, magically come back to life and grow to monstrous proportions...thriving without...
Perennial Salvia Plants - Ornamental Sages for ...
Updated March 21, 2022 Few plant genera offer the amazing diversity and ornamental potential found in the genus Salvia. These members of the Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae) family are first cousins...
Perennial Salvia Plants - Ornamental Sages for ...
Updated March 21, 2022 Few plant genera offer the amazing diversity and ornamental potential found in the genus Salvia. These members of the Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae) family are first cousins...
Plant Profile: Danae racemosa
How could you not love a plant with the name poet's laurel? The genus danae has a long history in Greek and Roman culture representing praise for a victory or...
Plant Profile: Danae racemosa
How could you not love a plant with the name poet's laurel? The genus danae has a long history in Greek and Roman culture representing praise for a victory or...
Plant Profile: Edgeworthia chrysantha
I'll always remember the day I first spotted my first Edgeworthia, tucked beside the narrow, dark, windy path that use to take you beside the old lath house at the...
Plant Profile: Edgeworthia chrysantha
I'll always remember the day I first spotted my first Edgeworthia, tucked beside the narrow, dark, windy path that use to take you beside the old lath house at the...
Plant Profile: Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The K...
As I traveled through much of the northeastern United States, I was always struck by the amazing masses of the native (Canada south to Northern Virginia) Ostrich fern, which usually...
Plant Profile: Matteuccia struthiopteris 'The K...
As I traveled through much of the northeastern United States, I was always struck by the amazing masses of the native (Canada south to Northern Virginia) Ostrich fern, which usually...
Plant Profile: Sabal minor (Scrub Palmetto palm)
Certain plants, like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, never get the respect they deserve, and a classic example is our NC native scrub palm, Sabal minor. Perhaps it is the...
Plant Profile: Sabal minor (Scrub Palmetto palm)
Certain plants, like the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield, never get the respect they deserve, and a classic example is our NC native scrub palm, Sabal minor. Perhaps it is the...
Plant Profile: Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink)
Spigelia marilandica is another of those great southeast native plants (NJ south to Florida and west to Texas) that few people have grown or even heard about. In the wild,...
Plant Profile: Spigelia marilandica (Indian Pink)
Spigelia marilandica is another of those great southeast native plants (NJ south to Florida and west to Texas) that few people have grown or even heard about. In the wild,...
Plant Profile: Viola pedata (Bird's-Foot Violet)
At some time in most gardeners’ life, they become enchanted with violets…some with well-behaving violets and others with the less stellar members of the violet clan. For me, violets have...
Plant Profile: Viola pedata (Bird's-Foot Violet)
At some time in most gardeners’ life, they become enchanted with violets…some with well-behaving violets and others with the less stellar members of the violet clan. For me, violets have...
Plant Profile: Zingiber mioga (Myoga Ginger)
Finding tall, tropical-looking perennials for the woodland garden is difficult. Finding tropical-looking perennials for the woodland garden that are winter hardy and edible is nearly impossible... Zingiber mioga, aka myoga...not to...
Plant Profile: Zingiber mioga (Myoga Ginger)
Finding tall, tropical-looking perennials for the woodland garden is difficult. Finding tropical-looking perennials for the woodland garden that are winter hardy and edible is nearly impossible... Zingiber mioga, aka myoga...not to...
Pulmonaria - The World of Lungworts
 There are few plants quite as interesting in the spring woodland garden as the pulmonarias (lungworts). Pulmonaria are an excellent bold-textured woodland perennial that contrasts well with other early...
Pulmonaria - The World of Lungworts
 There are few plants quite as interesting in the spring woodland garden as the pulmonarias (lungworts). Pulmonaria are an excellent bold-textured woodland perennial that contrasts well with other early...
Ringing the Coral Bells - The Heuchera Story
 Updated April 4, 2022 Introduction to Heuchera and Heucherella The genus Heuchera, and its intergeneric hybrid x heucherella, are enchanting woodland plants, grown primarily for their evergreen foliage. Although, many also...
Ringing the Coral Bells - The Heuchera Story
 Updated April 4, 2022 Introduction to Heuchera and Heucherella The genus Heuchera, and its intergeneric hybrid x heucherella, are enchanting woodland plants, grown primarily for their evergreen foliage. Although, many also...
Sarracenia - The Pitcher Plant
Updated March 15, 2022 Introduction to Sarracenia - The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant. Pitcher plants are the largest group of carnivorous plants and Sarracenia is one of the largest pitcher plant...
Sarracenia - The Pitcher Plant
Updated March 15, 2022 Introduction to Sarracenia - The Carnivorous Pitcher Plant. Pitcher plants are the largest group of carnivorous plants and Sarracenia is one of the largest pitcher plant...
Seven Easy Tips for Growing Yucca Plants
Updated March 14, 2022 The Yucca plant is a widely popular evergreen, drought tolerant garden perennial. This US native plant has many species and varieties that grow well in our gardens...
Seven Easy Tips for Growing Yucca Plants
Updated March 14, 2022 The Yucca plant is a widely popular evergreen, drought tolerant garden perennial. This US native plant has many species and varieties that grow well in our gardens...
So You Want to Start a Mail Order Perennial Nur...
Tony's book, So You Want to Start a Nursery, published by Timber Press (www.timberpress.com), is now available from booksellers everywhere! Why Mail Order? Many folks looking to break into the...
So You Want to Start a Mail Order Perennial Nur...
Tony's book, So You Want to Start a Nursery, published by Timber Press (www.timberpress.com), is now available from booksellers everywhere! Why Mail Order? Many folks looking to break into the...
Soils and Garden Soil Preparation
The most important factor in growing a hosta is owning a hosta...we are all well aware of the tough nature of a hosta plant. The most important factor in growing...
Soils and Garden Soil Preparation
The most important factor in growing a hosta is owning a hosta...we are all well aware of the tough nature of a hosta plant. The most important factor in growing...
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes Aster, named after the early 19th century Scottish, botanist Jonathan Stokes, is a wonderful perennial that area gardeners have grown for years, never realizing it was actually a southeast...
Stokesia laevis 'Peachie's Pick'
Stokes Aster, named after the early 19th century Scottish, botanist Jonathan Stokes, is a wonderful perennial that area gardeners have grown for years, never realizing it was actually a southeast...
The Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii
Introduction to Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush) Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush) is a wonderful shrub with large, fragrant, colorful flowers that attract a flutter of butterflies into your summer garden. Butterfly Bushes...
The Butterfly Bush - Buddleia davidii
Introduction to Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush) Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush) is a wonderful shrub with large, fragrant, colorful flowers that attract a flutter of butterflies into your summer garden. Butterfly Bushes...
The Myth of Hosta Originator's Stock
Hosta collectors have long heard of the term Originator's Stock and how it is seemingly better and worth more money than non-originator's stock. The only problem is that Originator’s Stock...
The Myth of Hosta Originator's Stock
Hosta collectors have long heard of the term Originator's Stock and how it is seemingly better and worth more money than non-originator's stock. The only problem is that Originator’s Stock...
The Top 25 Butterfly Garden Plants
 When it comes to the perfect butterfly plants and flowers for hosting butterflies, gardeners have a plethora of choices and we want to help you select the best plants...
The Top 25 Butterfly Garden Plants
 When it comes to the perfect butterfly plants and flowers for hosting butterflies, gardeners have a plethora of choices and we want to help you select the best plants...
The Top 6 Coolest Blue Salvia for the Garden
Blue flowers are highly sought after for their rarity in nature but also for their ethereal beauty. Blue flowers signify peace, coolness and sadness, and people find blue flowers soothing...
The Top 6 Coolest Blue Salvia for the Garden
Blue flowers are highly sought after for their rarity in nature but also for their ethereal beauty. Blue flowers signify peace, coolness and sadness, and people find blue flowers soothing...
The Top 80 Hummingbird Attracting Plants for Yo...
 Hummingbirds and other pollinators play an integral role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and are an essential part of not only plant reproduction but also of insuring genetic diversity in...
The Top 80 Hummingbird Attracting Plants for Yo...
 Hummingbirds and other pollinators play an integral role in maintaining healthy ecosystems and are an essential part of not only plant reproduction but also of insuring genetic diversity in...
Tiarella (Foam Flowers) - A Crown in the Garden
Introduction to Tiarella (Foam Flowers) The genus tiarella is a charming, shade-loving foliage plant for the woodland gardens. Tiarellas produce sprays of small, attractive flowers on top of a short...
Tiarella (Foam Flowers) - A Crown in the Garden
Introduction to Tiarella (Foam Flowers) The genus tiarella is a charming, shade-loving foliage plant for the woodland gardens. Tiarellas produce sprays of small, attractive flowers on top of a short...
Tips on Shopping from an Online Nursery
It is easy to order plants from online plant nurseries. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we want to help you understand the mail order plant catalog industry so you can...
Tips on Shopping from an Online Nursery
It is easy to order plants from online plant nurseries. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we want to help you understand the mail order plant catalog industry so you can...
Top Tips for Growing Sedum / Stonecrop the Righ...
Updated March 15, 2022 Sedum(Stonecrop) is an easy to grow group of succulents that look great in the summer and autumn garden. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we have been...
Top Tips for Growing Sedum / Stonecrop the Righ...
Updated March 15, 2022 Sedum(Stonecrop) is an easy to grow group of succulents that look great in the summer and autumn garden. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we have been...
When Should I Plant My Plants
There are plenty of myths related to gardening, especially when it comes to best planting times. Some gardeners say fall, others say winter, but your garden gut says to plant...
When Should I Plant My Plants
There are plenty of myths related to gardening, especially when it comes to best planting times. Some gardeners say fall, others say winter, but your garden gut says to plant...
We also have a series of short plant advertisements and marketing articles for beginning gardeners published by Plant Delights nursery over the last few years. Click here to see them.