Petunia Tidal Wave Hot Pink

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Petunia Tidal Wave Hot PinkSun to light shade.  Provide at least 5 hours of direct sunlight for petunias for optimal flower production. Height 16 to 22 inches, spread 30 to 60 inches.  Give this petunia room to grow!  One plant in a container can spread the full 60 inches.  In the border this plant will billow and fill space and even weave itself up tall grasses.  Feed regularly if grown in a container.

Petunia Tidal Wave Purple

by Maureen Sullivan on February 12, 2015

Petunia Tidal Wave Purple wsSun to light shade. Provide at least 5 hours of direct sunlight for petunias for optimal flower production. Height 16 to 22 inches, spread 30 to 60 inches. Tidal Wave Purple is more lilac than purple. Give this petunia room to grow! One plant in a container can spread the full 60 inches. In the border this plant will billow and fill space and even weave itself up tall grasses. Feed regularly if container grown.

Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour

by Maureen Sullivan on February 7, 2018

Sun to light shade. Height to 24 inches. Spread 36 to 60 inches. Velour Red is the latest addition to the Tidal Wave line of hedgiflora petunias.  Tidal Waves carpet and weave through beds and, not aggressively, vine through taller plants. Planted at 12 inches apart they form a hedge-like mound.  Spaced farther apart they act as a ground cover. Red Velour is a dark blood red with velvety undertones and a dark throat.

Petunia Tidal Wave Silver

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Petunia Tidal Wave Silver wsSun to light shade.  Provide at least 5 hours of direct sunlight for petunias for optimal flower production. Height 16 to 22 inches, spread 30 to 60 inches.  Tidal Wave Silver is a white to pale plum with a dark plum veining.  Give this petunia room to grow!  One plant in a container can spread the full 60 inches.  In the border this plant will billow and fill space and even weave itself up tall grasses. Feed regularly if grown in a container.

Petunia Ultra Sky Blue

by Maureen Sullivan on February 12, 2015

Sun. 10″ to 14″ high, 15″ to 18″. A compact mounding grandiflora petunia with light lavender-blue flowers that have a light green throat. The Ultra series are noted for their weather resistant blossoms. Useful in containers and the border.  Prefers moist well drained soil.

Phacelia California Bluebell

by Maureen Sullivan on April 17, 2014

Phacelia California BluebellFull sun. 12 inches.  Looking for a plant with vibrant cobalt-blue blossoms? This California native wildflower will work for you if your garden has hot days and relatively cool nights. This plant prefers sharply drained fertile soils.

Phlox (annual) Pomegranite

by Maureen Sullivan on February 12, 2015

Sun. 10″ to 14″ tall. Annual phlox is a prolific bloomer all summer long.  Pomegranite is a beautiful rose red flower that thrives is moist well drained soil.  Annual phlox grows well in containers and planted in the border.

Phlox of Sheep

by Maureen Sullivan on January 20, 2024

Sun. 12 to 14 inches tall. We are bringing back this old favorite because we love it and want to reintroduce it to you.  Phlox of Sheep is an annual that produces a mass of blossoms in shades of cream, soft yellow and coral all season long.  It requires some deadheading to keep it loaded with blossoms but it is well worth the time spent.  

Pole Bean Northeaster

by Maureen Sullivan on March 2, 2023

Full sun.  This delectable Romano bean requires trellising or use of the ‘teepee’ method of support but it is well worth the extra effort.  Northeaster produces 7 to 10 inches long, wide flat beans.  Plants produce an abundant flush of beans in mid summer then after a brief rest put out a second flush that last until frost. This bean cooks quickly and is sweet and tender.  It is one of the most looked-forward-to veggies of our garden.  With a quick blanch and a pat dry it freezes well too.

Poppy Atlantic Poppy

by Maureen Sullivan on January 18, 2016

Full sun to partial shade.  16 inches.  This apricot-orange single flowered perennial poppy is a springtime bloomer with some repeat flowering in the fall. Papery blossoms bob and weave in the lightest breeze. Its lovely color, the silky texture of its petals and its blue/silver foliage brings early season loveliness to the border. This plant requires very well drained soils.