Hemingway Designs

09/15/2023

It's hawk migration season! On clear days with a northerly breeze, look for groups, or kettles, of Broad-winged Hawks circling high in the sky on their way to South America.

📸 Brian Rusnica

08/30/2012

Try this easy to grow, shade loving beauty in your garden!

Panicle Hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata) Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub or Small Tree. Native to China and Japan. Hardiness: 3 to 9. Uses: Shrub or mixed border, shade or woodland garden, medium to large screen, seaside plantings, massing, or specimen standard (pruned to a tree-like single stem)....

08/23/2012

Consider adding this wonderful native to your garden!

Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Type: Native Deciduous Flowering Shrub. Hardiness: Zones 4-9. Uses: Use depends much on if one is planting the species or a named variety. The species’ flower is not particularly showy, and the plant is often thin in appearance,thus it is used primarily en ...

08/09/2012

Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) Type: Deciduous Flowering Shrub. Native to Japan. Hardiness: Zones 6-9 (5 with winter protection). Not all cultivars are bud or stem hardy to zones 6 (5). Proper siting makes a huge difference in plant performance. Choose cultivars that are well suited for y...

07/17/2012

This is a beautiful, native Hydrangea!

Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) Type: Native Deciduous Flowering Shrub. Native to Southern U.S. Hardiness: Zones 5 to 9. Potential for winter injury exists in zone 5, especially with young or drought-stressed individuals. Uses: Great for informal or natural plantings. One of the best for...

07/09/2012

Another great native plant! Photo taken w/ Canon 100mm macro lense...click to zoom!

Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) Type: Native Deciduous Flowering Shrub. Hardiness: Zones 2-8. Uses: Great for creating bird/wildlife habitat, natural plantings, medium screening, understory, massing, shrub or mixed borders. Excellent food and cover for birds. Very hardy, trouble-free, and beautiful. M...

07/04/2012

Take a look at this wonderful, underused, native plant!

Virginia Sweetspire (Itea virginica) Type: Native deciduous flowering shrub. Hardiness: Zones 5-9. Often suffers from winter die back in exposed sites in zones 5 and 6, especially when young. Uses: Grown for its beautiful white flowers, burgundy fall foliage, and red stems, which are attractive in...

05/10/2012

Beautiful little plant flowering now!

Northern Starflower (Trientalis borealis) Type: Native Herbaceous Perennial. Threatened or endangered in several U.S. States. Hardiness: Zones 3-7. Uses: A low perennial ground cover for woodland plantings, shaded natural settings, and native shade gardens. Adds a delicate, subtle beauty especia...

04/09/2012

Love Daffodils? So do we!

Daffodil (Narcissus hybrids and species). Type: Perennial Bulb. Native to the Mediterranean and Europe. Hardiness: Varies with selection. Most are hardy in zones 3-8. Uses: Early color, massing, naturalizing, drifts, containers, forcing indoors. Easy to grow, forgiving, and give much with little ...

04/09/2012

Do you have a problem area like this? Follow the link for help! Feel free to ask yor own landscape and gardening questions and I'll help you.

What is the best grass seed for very moist soil? One area of my lawn is shady and it’s at the lowest point on my lot. What kind of grass would work or even thrive in an area like that?