Groundcovers to know…

  • Geranium macrorrhizum: The Best Groundcover for Sun or Shade
    In search of easy, good looking, hardworking and adaptable with an all-around pleasant disposition. Sounds more like a dating app profile wish list than a plant description but the latter is exactly what it is….
  • Calamintha nepeta: A Pollinator’s Smorgasbord
    Calamintha nepeta wasn’t a plant I chose. It chose me. Several years ago, I attended a writer’s conference and received a plug pack that contained a mixture of Summer Beauty allium and Calamintha nepeta. Neither…
  • Why You Should Grow Bath’s Pink Dianthus
    Come mid-May, this diminutive gem explodes with very little effort from me. The perfect plant for busy lifestyles! I hate fussy. And Bath’s Pink Dianthus (Dianthus gratianopolitanus) is anything but. Several years ago I planted…