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45 YEARS OF GARDENING EXPERIENCE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

John Chapin

Jan 9, 20242 min read

A few years ago, in addition to poinsettias, Christmas cactus, and amaryllis, white-blooming hellebores started showing up at garden...

John Chapin

Dec 21, 20232 min read

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map has long been the standard by which gardeners can determine which perennial plants are most likely to...

John Chapin

Aug 2, 20232 min read

With the alarming decline in monarch butterfly populations in North America, many people now plant milkweed, which as even schoolchildren...

John Chapin

Apr 25, 20231 min read

‘American Gold Rush’ has been selected as the Perennial Plant Association’s (PPA) Perennial Plant of the Year for 2023. This Black-eyed...

John Chapin

Mar 21, 20232 min read

Hostas, of which there are literally hundreds of varieties, remain one of the most popular garden perennials, reigning supreme in shady...

John Chapin

Mar 4, 20221 min read

Area gardeners lament that there are really no perennials that bloom with gracefully tall flower stalks to use as accents in their...