Aging Gardens
of
Joe Landsberger
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ideas for color and
companions
in the garden:
Perennials in April |
Perennials in May |
Perennials in June |
Perennials in July |
Perennials in September
Ground covers through the months |
Shrubs through the months |
Trees through the months |
Houseplants
Installations and art |
Maintenance
West End Neighbors
Garden and History Tours
Minnesota Noxious Weed List
(external link)
Minnesota
Wildflowers
(external link)
Extremely Cold Hardy Perennials
Perennial Resource
(external link)
Best Performing Perennials
Midwest Gardening (external link)
Virtual Tour of the Leech Goodrich House Plants:
March
29:
Mammillaria elongata (lady fingers)
First to bloom in
2021 in the garden house.
May
23:
Liberation Day: the day all the wintering plants decide to vacate the garden house.
June
On the deck
July
3:
Orchid cactus (Epiphyllum)
In bloom with a lovely flower pot from Tuscany, Italy.
July
3:
Lantana
with visiting Monarch butterfly.
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July
3:
Crinum-(lily)-asiaticum
July
3:
Begonia
July
12:
Cactus garden with bloom
With petrified rock
July
14:
Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii) in front of the Moon Viewing Pavilion
September
Mexican Fire Barrel Cactus
(Ferocactus Pilosus)
A clumping cactus filling its pot.
September
mandevilla, cardinal climber and cup and saucer vine.
September
Hibiscus (Malvaceae/mallow)
September
Sago palm tree (Cycas revoluta)
The Sago appears regularly in classical Japanese gardens.
Its companion is a Foxtail Fern (Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyerii')
September
Angel Wing Begonia
September
Silver torch cactus (Cleistocactus Straussi)
Found in the mountainous region of the Department Tarija, Bolivia
September
Hens-and-Chicks (Sempervivum tectorum or Echeveria elegans)
Genus in the family Crassulaceae, native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America.
November
Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera truncata)
November
Garden house/winter spa for the season
