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wildflowers

  • Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer to early fall and combine well with most other flowering perennials.
  • Here is a long quote by Vita Sackville West about groundcovers.
  • These plants enjoy rich, moist soil that drains well, and if they're happy in their spot, they will form colonies under deciduous trees but will disappear once the trees leaf out.
  • A walk in the woods in early April, when the air is cool and crisp, allows us the delight of discovering sweet little flowers such as the sharp-lobed Hepatica.
  • Twinleaf's botanical name celebrates a U.S. president who loved gardens, Thomas Jefferson.