Purple Flowers of the Mint Family
Purple flowers are very popular among insect pollinators. Especially those of the mint family. The 5 plants from the mint family that are landscape and garden favorites are as follows: hummingbird mint (agastache species), Catmint (Nepeta species), Perennial Salvia (Salvia species), Russian Sage (Salvia yangii), and Lavender (Lavendula species). Looking closely at the flowers and […]
Plant of the Week: Walker’s Low Catmint
Walker’s Low catmint is our Plant of the Week for this week. Catmint (Nepeta) is a low-growing, perennial that has great qualities in the landscape. I started working with Walker’s Low in 2006 as a landscape designer in Manhattan, KS. We used a lot of low maintenance plants that were very hardy and drought tolerant. […]
Plant of the Week: Denim ‘N Lace Russian Sage
Denim ‘N Lace Russian sage is our Plant of the Week this week. Russian sage is a great spreading perennial for the garden. It fills in areas quickly and nicely by rhizomes. The silver-blue flowers add attraction to the garden. Russian sage is hardy from Zones 5 to 10. In colder winters, it will die […]