STARGAZER PERENNIALS

Hardy Northern Grown Perennials For The Discerning Gardener
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Geranium Rozanne: If you have not planted hardy geraniums before, then this is definitely the year to start with Geranium Rozanne the Perennial Plant of the year for 2008. Hardy perennial geraniums are tough, consistent performers in the garden that offer excellent deer and rabbit resistance. Geranium Rozanne offers extended bloom times from...

How to Grow German Iris: German Irises are among the earliest blooming and easiest perennials to grow. German Iris work well in perennial gardens with other perennials and summer flowering bulbs such as gladiolus, dahlias or hardy lilies. Good news if you have deer problems; German Iris are deer resistant. When planning a deer resistant garden try including groupings of German Iris for early bloom and....

Walkers-low Catmint: Nepeta Walker's Low Catmint is valued for its lovely intense violet-blue flowers, its amazingly long bloom time from spring through frost, its attractive fragrant foliage, its lack of disease or pest problems, its low maintenance requirements, and perhaps most of all for its absolute deer and rabbit resistance. Nepeta Walker's Low Catmint thrives in most well-drained soil types, is hardy in Zones....


All About Lecanthemum (Shasta Daisy): The true Shasta Daisy is a wonderful garden plant, with a fascinating history and no bad habits: As a matter of fact, most of the cultivars including 'Becky', 'Aglaya', 'Broadway Lights' and 'Snowcap' can’t even be grown from seed; they must be clonally propagated. Shasta daisies are also highly deer resistant and...


Deer Resistant Gardening Techinques: We are often asked, “What can I grow that the deer won’t eat?”. Unfortunately the answer to that is “Not very much!”. When deer pressure is high they will browse just about anything. However, there are some effective gardening and design strategies and quite a wide variety of plants that we have proven to be “bulletproof” in a deer country garden...


How to Grow Stargazer Lilies (lilium): Stargazer lilies are our favorite oriental lily at Stargazer Perennials as our name implies! An outstanding, hardy and reliable garden performer, no perennial garden should be without this easy to grow, showy, fragrant perennial Stargazer lily. We have Dr. Leslie Woodriff...

How to Grow Dahlias: Dahlia (Dahlia species) flower in virtually every color except clear blue and range from less than an inch across to blooms the size of dinner plates. Dahlias are tender perennials, and should not be planted out until the danger of heavy frost is gone, but dahlias can be given a head start in pots and set out after the last frost. The soil temperature for dahlias should be at least...