Flowering Wintergreen Ground Covers for Shade
golden groundsel as groundcover in my woodland in spring Here in the mid-Atlantic (US), we go through long periods of winter weather that are just plain cold without the compensation or covering of...
View ArticleYour Native Woodland: If You Build It They Will Come
Virginia bluebells and Celandine poppy in my woodland Well you might have to plant a few first. What am I talking about? How to create your very own woodland filled with native plants. I have...
View ArticleNative Plants 2013
This photo is one of my favorite shots of my native woodland which has huge swathes of some of the native plants that are particularly good spreaders, including Virginia bluebells, Mertensia virginica,...
View ArticleStrike a Blow for the Environment in your own Yard
Golden groundsel, Senecio aureus, is the best native plant for ground cover. I write a lot about the things we do at Carolyn’s Shade Gardens to support the environment: gardening organically without...
View ArticleNative Plants in Bloom Part 1
Our woodland is spectacular right now. Here, ‘Royal White’ redbud, Cercis canadensis, underplanted with golden groundsel, Senecio (Packera) aureus. More and more of our customers are becoming...
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