We understand that the subject and rules for Picture This, the new GGW photography contest, were a little puzzling to some. So, we’ve made a few changes that we think will make it much easier for all of you to participate. Continue Reading →
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Agastaches, Asters, and Mums – Oh My!
Agastache 'Golden Jubilee' with Dianthus 'Princess Scarlet'
All of you who apologize for getting in your Design Workshop contributions right at the end of the month can feel a little smug now, because here I’m doing the same thing to Fran. Sorry Fran!
First, a few comments on her GGW Plant Pick of the Month for September: Agastache. Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) was one of the first perennials I grew successfully from seed, and I was very fond of it for a few years, grateful for its speedy growth, its abundant flowers, and its root beer-scented foliage. It taught me an important lesson in perennial propagation, however: If a plant is easy for even a novice gardener to grow from seed, there’s a good probability that it will just as easily grow itself from seed. Enthusiastically. Everywhere. Continue Reading →
