Honeysuckle

I like this combination of Aquilegia and Honeysuckle. The lobed leaves offset the spiky flowers.

PEONIES—the big, traditional herbaceous ones, above—are in their peak moment. I grow them in an out-of-the-way spot for cutting only, not in the garden, as I have mentioned before. Have any that didn’t bloom so well? Some tricks of getting a peony’s full cooperation.KOUSA DOGWOODS are having a really good year in my garden, with a proliferation of bloom, above, that I hope will be followed by good fruit set. Last year, the various Cornus kousa didn’t put on such a big show, and then you may also recall the near-disaster I had with my unusual weeping one. Glad I didn’t cut it down.DAME’S ROCKET, or Hesperis matronalis, is to some a wildflower and to others a w

I gave L. sempervirens (Zones 4-9), whose woody stems twist around the corner post on my back porch the last decade, a serious pruning last year, after it seemed to have a lot of leggy growth that was especially appealing to the aphids. It has responded really favorably: heavy bloom and stronger growth after a year of recovery.Its far more subtle yellow-flowered cousin (above), L.s. ‘Flava’ or ‘Sulphurea,’ hasn’t really been troubled by insects here in all the years I’ve had it, and seems content to grow in part shade, not just full sun, an added blessing. If you will only have one sempervirens, maybe this should be it? (Hint, hint.)The L. heckrottii hybrid called ‘Goldflame’ (above, Zone 5-9) has been around for years and is also sold as ‘Pink Lemona

With its honey-sweet fragrance, colorful blossoms, and graceful vining growth habit, it’s easy to fall in love with honeysuckle.So many people have a cherished memory of sipping the sweet ne

For some time now I have been meaning to talk about our Evergreen Honeysuckle which is in in our Cheshire garden.

Whether you’re a bold and passionate Firebush or a delicate and charming Spiderwort, there’s a Florida native flower that suits your personality. So, get out there and start planting the following Native Florida Flowers!

The Sunniest of Honeysuckles Lonicera tragophylla has fabulous deep yellow flowers and right now it is weaving all the way through the large fig tree in the garden and looking quite magnificent. As wonderful as it is, it does lack the glorious honeysuckle scent, which saddens me,  but the bees still love it so it is good to know that  it isn’t an entirely frivolous addition to the garden.

Honeysuckle at its Heavenly Best Have you noticed how much honeysuckles are loving this cool summer?  We may be shivering, the roses are only just coming into flower, but the honeysuckles are smothered in flowers.  There are always compensations.

Honeysuckles are arching shrubs or twining vines climbers which are native to temperate zones of both the North and southern hemispheres. Known for being highly fragrant and colorful, these Different Types of Honeysuckle Varieties grow in China, South Asian countries, and North Africa. Needing little care, these plants are perfect ornamental flowers for your garden.

Himalayan honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa, is just as beautiful as all the other types of honeysuckle plants, yet offers its own unique appeal.L. formosa can be grown as a vine or a shrub, and it produces s

What is the appeal of the honeysuckle vine? The nose knows.In some parts of the world, it’s considered the definitive s

I first learned about Mexican honeysuckle through traditional Mexican herbalism practices.The shrub, commonly known as muicle in my community, is nati