Posted by Radovan Hajek on Feb 18 2025
Vigorous, tough, disease free, non-flopping, dense and really good ground covering, aromatic, completely deer and rabbit resistant, all summer flowering, heat and humidity tolerant and pollinator magnet!
And even when not flowering still highly ornamental native perennial!
Who wouldn't want that?
Pycnathemum muticum with Monarda sp. in naturalistic garden, designed and maintained by ©Andrew Marrs Garden Design
But nothing is ideal… Read more
Posted by Radovan Hajek on Feb 08 2025
It’s always wonderful and useful to visit gardens. To see how plants are combined, how the plant needs are met or not, or how the plants perform. If they are pushed to their limits, still manage and why so. How the growing strategies are knitted together, if the color palette tunes well. There’s always something new to discover and learn, even if you see mistakes or early stages of establishments.
I’ve traveled and visited many… Read more
Posted by Radovan Hajek on Feb 11 2024
American Perennial Plant Association (PPA) announces "perennial of the year" annually. One may think that it's just one of many marketing strategies to promote a product. But in the case of PPA, we can be sure that there are serious reasons for it : "The Perennial Plant of the Year® (PPOY) program began in 1990 to
showcase a perennial that is a standout among its competitors.
Perennials chosen are suitable for a wide range of growing cli… Read more
Posted by Radovan Hajek, US Perennials on Feb 12 2023
Hello fellow gardeners, I got totally excited, that the spring is very close, and
the bulbs are sprouting, early perennials budding and Crocuses even blooming! So,
I started to cut down all the perennials, that had been growing in the front
yard. It was 4th of February, here in Bloomington, IN, zone 6. Yes, earlier
than usual due to mild January. Climate patterns change each year. January here was very mild and crocuses were trying to bloom a… Read more