Category Archives: Perennials

Articles about perennial plants

Hellebores Spring 2012

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Editor

It’s high season for hellebores in St. Louis. Here are a few blooming in The Gateway Gardener garden on March 4, 2012. Hellebores will seed easily, but are slow growers and take several years to reach blooming stage. They also … Continue reading →

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Spring-Blooming Bulbs in the Perennial Border

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Editor

By Steffie Littlefield [This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener October 2009 issue] Combine spring blooming bulbs with garden perennials for a spectacular start to the gardening season. Think outside the boring line of tulips planted in front … Continue reading →

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Summer Burn-Out to Fall Brilliance

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Editor

By Julie Evans Straatmann (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener August 2006 issue) This time of year, most of our gardens are showing the effects of a hot dry summer.  No matter how much watering we do, … Continue reading →

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Carex, Where Have You Been All My Life?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Editor

By Steffie Littlefield (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener May 2006 issue) After being given the assignment of writing on a small ornamental grass (sedge, actually) called carex, a subject I feared was very limited, I went … Continue reading →

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Mix Up Your Beds and Borders

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Editor

By Barbara Perry Lawton (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener May 2006 issue.) Traditional gardeners and garden designers often create each garden bed and border with a single focus, with an emphasis on a particular group of … Continue reading →

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Ornamental Grasses

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Editor

Graceful, yet sturdy and vigorous . . . multi-season appeal . . . a handsome variety of forms and sizes . . . ornamental grasses are all that and more. Their sword-like foliage sways to the slightest breeze. The feathery … Continue reading →

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Perennial Vines

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Editor

(This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener April 2006 issue.) By Barbara Perry Lawton Perennial vines offer good solutions for many landscape design challenges. They can screen for privacy and they can hide an unsightly utility area. Vines … Continue reading →

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Experience Oxalis!

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Editor

By Ellen Barredo (This article was first published in the March 2006 issue of The Gateway Gardener.) My first experience with Oxalis occurred on the 25-minute walk to ele- mentary school. The sidewalk I traveled passed by many big, beautiful … Continue reading →

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