Gardeners have been debating what is meant by the term ‘wild garden’ ever since William Robinson published his influential book titled The Wild Garden in 1870. Maybe gardeners were pondering it before then but Robinson’s book opened the floodgates of dissent. The opposing faction was led …
Beautiful Bloodroot – A wild flower for a spring shade garden
The Bloodroot, (Sanguinaria canadensis) is a spring ephemeral flower native to Eastern North America. The flowers appear for only a few days and then the irregular leaves unfurl from around the stem. Bloodroot is a wild treasure that is well worth growing in a shade garden under deciduous trees like …
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