Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot'Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
The subject of my blog this week is gaillardia, or "blanket flower." It makes the gloomy weather this afternoon a distant thought. Gaillardia is a North American … Continue Reading ››
Oriental Lily, Lilium 'Hotline'
This time each summer, our midnight sky is streaked with the illuminant beauty of the Perseid meteor shower. Coincidentally, the aptly named Stargazer Lily also reaches its peak. Its large, extremely fragrant, fuchsia pink and white flowers come into … Continue Reading ››
Pink garden phlox, perfectly spaced, in a mixed perennial bed.
In early spring, creeping phlox brightens our landscape beds and borders with carpets of bright pink, purple, blue and white. In late spring, as its vibrancy begins to fade, woodland phlox begins … Continue Reading ››
Opuntia macrorhiza (Plains Prickly Pear)
Summer is here! So says the calendar, and so says our patch of Minnesota Native Cactus. Every year the Nursery's outstanding colony of prickly pear cactus announces the coming of summer by going all out with an abundant … Continue Reading ››
