Pith + Vigor

Can you ever have too many clematis? - Um, no (duh) - because there are more places and ways to grow these climbers than you think.

16 Garden Ideas- How to Place, Plant and Grow a Clematis Vine A plethora of unique garden ideas for where to plant clematis vine and other climbing flower vines in the garden.

Seriously, what is the point of technology if it doesn't let you LITERALLY paint with plants.

https://buff.ly/3z6gBsF

Waddesdon Manor's Carpet Bedding - By Oscar de la Renta with Kernock Park Plants Oscar De la renta creates a beautiful abstract painting with carpet bedding plants at his waddeston manor home.

Plant shopping season is in full swing. Here is how to do it right when you are shopping online.

How to buy garden center plants like a pro (including at online plant nurseries) Shop local or shop online, these pro tips will help you get the best plants from the garden center or the online plant nursery.

Look, the reason why your outdoor plant is dying usually boils down to one thing.

What is it?

Stop Killing your plants! - Why are my Outdoor Plants Dying? The reason why your outdoor garden plants die usually boils down to one thing. Most people don't know what that one thing is.

40 container garden ideas and not one of them rhymes or has the words thriller filler or spiller.😉

40 ideas for better flower pot designs and cool container gardens Ignore rhyming 'rules' of container garden design. Learn to create collections of outdoor flower pots for stunning all-season potted gardens.

Take inspiration from the wilder parts of where you live and get new inspiration for contaienr garden displays.

Seasonal Flower Pot Design Recipe: How to Use the Local Landscape for Inspiration Use the local landscape to inspire a beautiful seasonal container garden filled with interesting plants. With Roanne Robbins.

Don't make it harder than it needs to be!!!

Container gardening simplified for 100% success:

The Perfect Plant and Pot - 5 Simple but Exciting Container Garden Combos Keep it simple and straightforward without sacrificing style - these container garden combos are: One Pot + One Plant = Huge Designer Style

These native plants remind me of a cross between snapdragons, digitalis (foxglove), and impatiens because of their great foliage. Now that is a pretty amazing combination!

Learn more about Turtleheads:

Exploring Turtlehead plants - Chelone obliqua and cultivars Looking for a healthy foliage and flower native plant for moist shade? Chelone varieties - called turtleheads are a great garden option.

Which may apple should you plant in your shady woodland garden - The Chinese mayapple or the US native mayapple?
What's the difference?

Podophyllum pleianthum vs. P. peltatum- Which Mayapple? Both US native and Chinese Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum & Podophyllum pleianthum) are great shade garden plants. Howto plan and plant each.

Did you know this native plant (that is super popular - with good reason - among gardeners) is actually an endangered species?

Filipendula rubra - The Endangered Native that's a Great Garden Plant Filipendula rubra is a striking native plant that is actually endangered - despite becoming an increasingly popular and beloved garden plant.

Don't freak out - the NATIVE Mint isn't one to be scared of - in fact, it is prettier and well-behaved.

Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) The Well-behaved Native Herb How to grow and design with the beautiful silvery bracts of the North American Native Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum).

Helenium is a wonderful perennial with bad PR.

Let's change that story:

Helenium are little-known garden heroes! The best sneezeweed varieties to grow Sneezeweed is a tough and wonderful native plant (despite the name) - here are all the best helenium to grow in your garden.

They are pretty - but they are smelly (and not in a good way). Despite the stink - they are still a treasure - and they are coming soon to a spring garden near you...

Stinky in Spring! Planting Red Trillium erectum - Wake Robin Trillium erectum is native to Massachusetts and the North East. How to plant this exciting spring ephemeral in your woodland garden.

Do you know about the native bulbs that kept western settlers alive?

The Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii) - Ethnobotany in Utah Western native Sego lily (calochortus nuttalli) has a rich cultural and ethnobotanic history and is worth seeking out in the wild.

Who doesn't love a North American Native Plant that is so magically steeped in our cultural history?

Castilleja chromosa - Desert Indian Paintbrush a beautiful and symbolic native plant How to add the iconic western north american native plant - Indian paintbrush flower to your landscape with seeds.

You know you just want to touch them....

Learn about the garden's cuddliest plant.

Woolly to Wild, the Wonderful World of Woundworts - AKA Stachys From Stachys byzantina to less known and native varieties of Stacys (hummelo, macrantha, officinalis, sylvatica, coccinea) - planting and design ideas.

Winter is holding on (at least here in New England). But you can still have great winter planters.

24 Tips for Easy, Clever, and Creative Outdoor Winter Planters and Container Garden Displays Transform your outdoor space into a winter wonderland with these creative winter container garden ideas and tips.

Thinking of making some houseplant mixed gardens? (they can be harder than you think). Here are some tips (from experience) to help you be more successful.

A Bogolan-Inspired Houseplant Container Garden Recipe Pretty Begonias, Sanseveria and fittonia come together in a houseplant container garden inspired by bologlan design.

"I like it when the land speaks its own language in its own regional accent. I want Texas to look like Texas, and Vermont to look like Vermont, and every state to look like itself. I just hate to see the land homogenized". - Claudia Alta Taylor (nicknamed “Lady Bird” by a nanny who thought she was “purdy as a lady bird”)

A 100% all-native plant garden in Texas.

Visiting The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas A picture tour of Lady Bird Johnson's wildflower and sustainability center in Austin, Texas. Featuring 100% texas native plants

This urban garden was a mess you have to see to believe - and the transformation into a garden center and plant collectors paradise is nothing short of amazing.

Before + After: A French City Garden and a Plant Collector’s Exotic Gateway A French city garden in Normandy France is transformed from wasteland to a lush garden and nursery full of treasures from faraway travel.

What a transformation!!! (it was seriously grubby - and now is so fresh and inviting). Get ideas for your own garden makeover.

A Fresh New Garden for Sarah's Desert A-frame Enjoy this inspiring house and garden makeover. A dusty, dry and dark desert garden becomes a light, fresh and modern family garden.

Selling your house? Get inspired by this quick and easy backyard garden makeover.

Before & After: Michael Muro's West Coast Real Estate Staging Michael Muro makes a small backyard in Seattle into something much more inviting by adding a few plants and reviving the pavers.

Better than raised garden beds - the Keyhole Garden is a tool not just for gardens in hot dry places.

African Inspired Vegetable Keyhole & Bag Gardens Explore vegetable garden options that conserve water and build soil - inspired by the African keyhole garden.

It is underused and Native to many parts of the USA - learn more about this beautiful evergreen shrub for shade gardens.

From Woodlands to Gardens: The Appeal of Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) Kalmia latifolia is often overlooked garden shrub especially for woodland landscapes. Mountain laurel growing notes from New England gardens.

Mirrors are an interesting trick for garden designers to use. Learn how to do it right.

How to Use Mirrors in the Garden To Improve Your Design Have you thought about using a garden mirror ? This unexpected home decor piece lends itself well to creative design and problem solving in the garden.

The answer to the question I get asked ALL THE TIME - "Which books should I buy?"

These are the must-haves as you set out to make your first garden (or even if you've been at it for a long time).

https://buff.ly/3UPgjTt

What is your best garden book? Tell us!

Gardening Books - 10 Garden Books for Beginners to DIY Landscape Design No matter where you are or what type of garden you are creating, there are 8 basic books that every gardener should own.

How would you describe the scent of Prairie Dropseed? (we say earthy, like popcorn without butter but maybe with coriander.)

Learn more about this great native grass.

The Scent of Nostalgia: Prairie Dropseed - Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed (sporobolus heterolepsis) a native of the American midwest is a nostalgic scented plant that is beautiful in any garden.

Less cars, More gardens!! This is an inspiring makeover of a gas station to an iconic landscape.

What if the Gas Station became a garden? A Cool Design Idea Realized Less cars mean more disused petrol pumps. This clever garden converted a former gas station into something healthy and beautiful.

Garden Design tips for planting bulbs in the most wild and beautiful way possible.

Spring is coming - go wild with bulbs.

Garden Design How-to: Create Naturalistic Plantings with Bulbs Ongoing garden design series - Learn how to create a naturalistic style garden with spring bulbs. Tips from a professional garden designer.

Discover some great new designers, makers ad artisans for garden furniture and benches.

My Picks of Outdoor Furniture Makers from the Architectural Digest Show in NYC The Architectural Digest show features exciting new partnerships and designs for outdoor furniture, living, and homes.