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GGW Plant Pick of The Month- Plants with Variegated Foliage

by October 25, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Plants

Traditionally, GGW Plant Pick of The Month highlights a specific genus or cultivar. I’m going to try something different for October and feature plants with variegated foliage. They function as important accents in my seasonal displays. Note, photos will include companion plant names as well. The term “variegated” calls to mind childhood memories of our [...]

GGW Plant Pick of The Month- Pennisetum

by August 11, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Plants

In search of inspiration I ventured to the Missouri Botanical Garden last week. In the back corner of the Trial Gardens at the Kemper Center I stumbled across a stunning new ornamental millet, Pennisetum glaucum ‘Jade Princess’.  This upright, mounded variety with chartreuse leaves and dark maroon, pollen-less seedheads reaches 36-48″H x 18-24″W. It is [...]