http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1 Garden roses and perennials explored and exploded. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:16:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:16:55 +0000 Gardenmob readers have come to expect a certain amount of love passed from me to coneflowers, especially pale coneflower. There is one notable exception in this lovefest - the Big Sky coneflowers. [tag]White coneflower[/tag] is one of my favorites. Not as robust in growth as purple coneflower, but ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/07/23/white-coneflower/ Sat, 23 Jun 2007 07:26:31 +0000 Coreopsis verticillata Zagreb, along with Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam, was one of the first Coreopsis to find its way into my garden.  Whereas Moonbeam Coreopsis (and both Zagreb and Moonbeam are also known properly as Threadleaf Coreopsis or [tag]Tickseed[/tag]) has flowers of buttery cool pale yellow, [tag]Zagreb Coreopsis[/tag] is a warmer ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/23/coreopsis-zagreb/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:18:09 +0000 Hmmm....I wonder where the perennial blackberry lily gets its name. Perhaps blackberry lily blooms at the same time that blackberries set fruit (which does seem to be true in my neck of the woods). Sounds good, but common wisdom is that blackberry lily gets its moniker because the clusters ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/21/blackberry-lily-yunnan-form/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:51:53 +0000 Hydrangea arborescens Annabelle offers an opportunity for those cold climate gardeners that fancy a hydrangea or three. [tag]Hydrangea[/tag] Annabelle has huge moppy white flowers to ten inches or so, and offers much better winter hardiness than [tag]Hydrangea macrophylla[/tag] (the big blue and [tag]pink Hydrangeas[/tag]). Reliablely hardy in Zones ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/20/annabelle-hydrangea/ Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:53:23 +0000 The most noteworthy feature of rose Paul Neyron is the size of the roses, which are considered to be (perhaps) the largest found on any garden rose; immense blossoms of cerise pink may be as much as seven inches wide. Paul Neyron is sometimes referred to as a [tag]cabbage rose[/tag] ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/19/rose-paul-neyron/ Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:51:02 +0000 I wandered past prickly pear cactus for years, somewhat mystified as to why anyone in the humid hot magnolia-laden South would grow a cactus native to the Southwest and Mexico. Wrongly, I abscribed certain oafish qualities to those [tag]hillbillies[/tag] that would grow prickly pear cacti among azaleas...that is until one ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/19/prickly-pear-cactus/ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:26:57 +0000 Any botanical garden worth a nickle handles the standard variety of perennials, roses, and shrubs well, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden is no different. Thus, our visit reportage focuses on those qualities that elevate the Atlanta Botanical Garden. If you're in Atlanta and manage to survive the interstates, ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/18/atlanta-botanical-garden/ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:38:45 +0000 Butterfly Weed, [tag]Asclepias[/tag] tuberosa, is a spectacular and undemanding native plant, and similar to Queen Anne's Lace, most beautiful along roadsides. Coinciding with the ripening of the blackberries in the mountains, [tag]Butterfly Weed[/tag] is a tremendous plant for those gardeners that value [tag]native plants[/tag] and/or who hope to attract ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/18/butterfly-weed-2/ Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:27:15 +0000 Welcome guest author Charles Waco Bankston, who writes about Hybrid Tea Rose Chicago Peace: Although my time on this Earth began in 1976, much occurred before and much will occur after—I’m certain of it. The 1960's were anything but uneventful. As a matter of fact, several important ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/15/rose-chicago-peace/ Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:30:52 +0000 Another garden blog to point you to...blog pointing not being my ordinary endeavor, but I calls 'em like I sees 'em. Mr. Brown Thumb is a tremendous photographer, on par with the mystically talented Blue Ridge Blogger, of outhouse-lovin' fame. That's Mr. Brown's [tag]ladybug[/tag] at stage right...the only photograph ... http://www.gardenmob.com/blog1/2007/06/14/garden-blog-mr-brown-thumb/