Astilbes - Stars of the Summer Garden
Do you have damp, shady spots in your garden? Astilbes will brighten them up. If you have a shady garden, Astilbes are a must-have perennial. There's nothing like their graceful, feathery plumes for brightening up a shady space in summer. Also ... [... more]
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A Walk through My Garden, part 2
My astilbes are happy here at the back of my yard. There's a small creek not 5 yards from where they are. The soil is generally moist and it's been a wet summer. Last year, I tried astilbes up on a hill under some trees. They received a lot less ... [... more]
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Plumes Plus
The first of the astilbe species were brought from the Orient in the early twentieth century by British plant enthusiasts, Robert Fortune and Carl Peter Thurgen. Astilbes were quite popualr among English Victorians as an indoor potted plant, ... [... more]
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