The Freshman Gardener
beginner gardening basics
Phlox is one of my most favorite spring time flowers. Where I live the people love their creeping phlox and it covers flower beds and rock walls like a blanket of flowers. I remember seeing it for the first time by our neighborhood mailbox and taking a picture of it and googling what it was…
Being from the Pacific Northwest where shade is everywhere from the dense trees, I have fallen in love with hostas. They are so versatile and lush and their different shades of green are seemingly endless. I have wanted a shade garden for years and years now and still don’t have the perfect spot for one,…
I love shade gardens. Love them! I lived in the Seattle areas for many years and the climate there is very friendly to shade gardens because of the dense trees and greenery around. There is shade everywhere! I came to really appreciate shade loving perennials when I lived there and definitely miss having a large…
With spring coming soon and my last post about white spring flowers, I thought I would focus one post specifically on lily of the valley. I am seeing this flower all over Pinterest this year. It’s big in wedding bouquets, cut flower arrangements, potted up nicely, and just as a landscape flower. About Lily of…
Peonies are my absolute favorite flower. I’ve loved them for years and years, even before I started gardening. They are one of the most popular cut flowers for a reason. They’re gorgeous! Peonies have big fluffy petals and come in a wide variety of colors. They’re relatively easy to grow and are perennials so they…
Tuber Tubers, corms, and rhizomes are kind of like bulbs. (Look back to these blog posts HERE and HERE to learn more about bulbs). They are the life source and nutrient storage for plants, each with different characteristics. They also provide ways to mulitply the plant into new plants. The best way to describe a…
Remember how I said I believe anyone can be a gardener? Well it’s true! These favorite fall perennials (they come back year after year) are a great place to start if you’re new to gardening. They are favorites because they are hardy, beautiful, and easy to grow in most growing zones. Asters Asters are some…
