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‘Walker’s Low’ catmint is a gorgeous, easy to grow, drought tolerant, sun loving perennial with a long display of blossoms. This plant tolerates hot sun and relatively low water conditions beautifully. It has soft, grey green foliage that smells minty and pale blue flowers that bloom all summer. It can be cut back after blooming to keep it tidy and promote reblooming. It’s an easy plant to grow and adds a lot of color and softness to the garden. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/

This easy-to-grow shrub rose adds so much to the garden. The beautiful, lightly fragrant single roses change color as they mature, opening an apricot color and aging to a dark raspberry color, looking spectacular with the plant’s purple stems. It has a long season of bloom - starting with a huge display of blossoms in May and blooming throughout the summer into fall. Easy, fragrant, almost evergreen, and often covered in blossoms - so much to love! Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/

Enkianthus is a lovely, tall narrow shrub with an airy, delicate texture. It has small leaves that grow in clusters on tiered branches, it blooms with showy flower clusters in spring and has gorgeous fall color. It’s overall airy open appearance gives it a lovely presence in the garden. Learn why this is one of my favorite plants and see if you can spot Charlie photobombing in the window! Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/

Red flowering currant is a fantastic plant native to the west coast of North America. It is one of the first plants to leaf out and bloom in early spring, and develops gorgeous drooping flower clusters in shades of pink or white that attract hummingbirds. This deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub grows well in partial sun, and looks fantastic in the garden Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/

Cutting back evergreen ferns in late winter can make your ferns look so much better during the growing season. Susan discusses the importance of timing and technique and shows you how to cut them back so you can maximize the show of unfurling fronds. Stay tuned to the end for some “extra credit” tips on timing. Hardy Fern Foundation’s guide to cutting back ferns: https://hardyferns.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Cutting-Back-Ferns-The-Art-of-Fern-Maintenance-LG.pdf Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/

There are lots of types of evergreen perennials, and it can be difficult to know which ones should be cut back before spring growth starts. Susan gives you some examples and rules of thumb to help you figure out how to take care of these valuable garden plants in late winter. In addition to this helpful overview of the large and diverse category of evergreen perennials, we’ve done a deeper dive on a few specific types of evergreen perennials: check out our cutting back evergreen ferns video and cutting back hellebores video for more info. Connect with us! https://www.Instagram.com/gardengrowseattle http://howdoesyourgardengrowseattle.com/