coneflowers - Fine Gardening
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Design
Stephanie’s Coneflowers
My name is Stephanie Stewart, and I live in Averill Park, New York. Lately I’ve seen a lot about coneflowers (Echinacea species and hybrids, Zones 4–9) and I’m not surprised!…
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Article
Naturalistic Garden in New Jersey
Today we’re in Hopewell, New Jersey, visiting with Courtney and Denys Turner. We have worked very hard to create hardy but beautiful perennial borders in our back and front gardens,…
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Article
Flowers from Clay
My name is Beth O'Brien, and I live in a Zone 6b location in Fort Erie, Ontario. We purchased this new home five years ago, and the yard was a…
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How-To
What’s Wrong with My Coneflower?
Several diseases and pests affect coneflowers. While your coneflowers may never get any of them, it can be troubling if they do. Powdery mildew This disease typically occurs in overly…
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Design
New Kids on the Coneflower Corner
While perhaps not brand-new, these coneflowers were new to our trials in 2019. They all show great promise with just one year under observation. 1. ‘Julia’ is another lovely coneflower…
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Design
What’s New With Coneflowers?
I think many gardeners oscillate between loving and hating coneflowers—I know I do. It’s a phenomenon I’ve observed for nearly 20 years. I was there at the turn of the…
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Article
Turkish Delight
Ev sent in these images of her garden in Antalya, Turkey. Bougainvillea is an iconic vine in warm, dry parts of the world. Only hardy in Zones 9–11, it…