https://www.laichunggardens.com/projects daily 1.0 2021-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517367954964-DO9TKY3S3OP8MRK7Z57T/IMG_5308.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517368464275-VVJ6N0LPWD4DVT1YGA6U/CIMG8579.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517454201415-C82RBKXV0GUEH193BOZE/CIMG8622.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517453691078-LVRSBNLECDAGAEAM2CUX/IMG_7938.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1518539393972-4ZJVK5WERZ0OOCPQLFLU/IMG_3775.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1518539873751-CWCCKEY70I9QDGAG5BE4/IMG_4104.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517454021800-C7LV09J4RH1HTB9RN0OB/IMG_1301.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1518539947964-CIW2OG2889BPQAF91SJD/IMG_4147.JPG Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517367385459-MUKADZRJR2KWOJC7RZGY/IMG_5631.jpg Projects Lovely backyard in Clinton Hill featuring an elevated veggie bed, a mix of wild and lush planting. Lots of potted plants in accent pots to frame the stylish outdoor furniture. https://www.laichunggardens.com/read-me daily 0.75 2026-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1517373137161-A9QM6VU9NK65HDDKDSF6/IMG_9424.JPG About & Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611845450924-87HFU3HQDWVOL2STG706/2O3A9307.jpg About & Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/a8d2e3bc-1722-4ef4-af31-d5856daebeef/IMG_0673+%281%29.jpeg About & Services - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.laichunggardens.com/full-sun daily 0.75 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611547062105-F3NJV00U73YJF44DUCNP/IMG_5306.JPG Full Sun Smoke Bush Cotinus coggygria is a deciduous shrub that can tolerate some serious drought and pollution. It grows very fast and can tolerate lots of pruning and make excellent cut branches. Pictured here is the ‘Golden Spirit’. The purple Smokebush (see below) is also priced for its dark purple foliage and pink smoke plumes in the spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611547421237-JEFN8EL4SDYSSXE8QDVR/IMG_7408.JPG Full Sun Here is a hardy mid-summer blooming party- Evergreen Creeping Juniper Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ provides year round interest (Great spikey shrub to keep dogs and cats away), Lavender and Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ (This particular variety blooms Multi color). Sure to attract pollinators and super low maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611548119905-7Z9PY57VFRIVDOVJRL9Y/IMG_9402.JPG Full Sun A very soft planting of (from back left corner) White blooming Hydrangea ‘Limelight’, Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’, Mophead Hydrangeas, Iris, Liatris and Lamb’s Ear. Liatris and Lamb’s Ear are very sun and drought tolerating, but the others prefer regular watering (also work in the shade). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611548286772-XN7MGACG8V52W9MLRZ0V/IMG_5176.jpg Full Sun Passion Vine is a annual in our zone in New York, but I have seen them come back when planted somewhere warm and sunny. It can also winter indoors and put back out in the warmer months. If you are lucky, you might get a fruit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611548383322-B4GEES06SCDVTY9ZHDQ2/IMG_8949.JPG Full Sun Lily Bulbs are truly rewarding because you plant them in the fall (and then you forget that you did) and all of the sudden they pop up in the spring and deliver amazing smelling blooms year after year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611765667945-0SRU0YU0J3BYMX9RULSG/IMG_1089.JPG Full Sun Lilacs are surprisingly tolerating of full sun and wind exposure. They do require regular watering, they do always get powdery mildew and look bad by the fall, but no one can deny the joy a lilac shrub can bring when it blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611768772710-NQEX7O1BHLKMTGIQM6SC/IMG_7107.JPG Full Sun Can’t ever go wrong with a succulent bowl. You can put it on a table and forget about it for months. This particular mix (planted by my friend Tina) has a Solanum Pyracanthum, Aeonium, Variegated Agave, Sedums, Sempervivums and Cotyledon orbicular ‘Powdery White’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776774202-BVSVEDCL5CJOYZZHUREG/IMG_4615.jpg Full Sun Wisteria Vines can be very invasive and can cause major problems when the roots take over the roof. But maybe it’s all worth it when you see the bloom in the spring and the canopy that it can provide for you in the summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611765803688-V0DZP4D7VW6Q9V5OHHUK/IMG_9297.jpg Full Sun Here is a close up combination of Globe Arborvitae, Creeping Juniper, Heuchera and Polemonium. All plants are drought tolerating except for Polemonium can use more watering and shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611765981147-OYAADMPDTJWXQ37WTONI/IMG_1470.JPG Full Sun This planting has a Purple Smokebush (in bloom), Tiger Eye Sumacs, and Pinus Strobus Nana. Lots of sun, dog pee, pollution and AC vents blowing on these plants- somehow they are surviving year after year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611766161083-IL6I3TBC3O50S005SCIV/IMG_8676.JPG Full Sun Allium bulbs are by far the best bulbs for the spring, they are squirrel and deer resistant, they come back year after year and the height they can reach is incredible. I also love how they look when they are spent and even the seed heads laying around the garden look like art. https://www.laichunggardens.com/favorite-plants daily 0.75 2021-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611546681608-3V0PEZ1NM0L28EG74CDF/IMG_5922.JPG Favorite Plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611546856311-J2E2SNART0T3XPZJ7TIQ/IMG_9510.JPG Favorite Plants https://www.laichunggardens.com/shade daily 0.75 2021-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611770441889-S2QJH7VJKYBE8K9T5SBK/IMG_1698.JPG Shade Anemone is a must for your part sun garden- this perennial blooms in the early fall when not too many plants are in bloom. Keep Anemone well watered especially the first few years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611770496817-D0YNQ6SWHB1L6FRI9LYE/IMG_1301.JPG Shade Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronaries) has citrus scented blossoms in the spring and works well for part sun, especially if planted in the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776119742-0K42V9B95KBS10Y7GHZJ/IMG_3702.jpg Shade Helleborus has many amazing qualities: Evergreen, early bloomer, drought tolerating and so many different varieties- you have to collect them all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611796029860-GTCH05FT4N1M14S2KDVP/IMG_5003.JPG Shade Bleeding Heart is a shade and cold loving perennial that blooms early in the spring and dies off in the summer. Plant with Hostas or Japanese Forest Grass to fill in later in the season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611770672498-KM04IM5N254UQGFN4YPA/image.jpeg Shade Camellia is an evergreen shrub with beautiful blooms early spring or late fall. They can feel old fashioned, but if you want a blooming evergreen that works in part sun, this is the shrub for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611770695825-XHYWMNFXD0XZ42PEFT1Z/IMG_2167.JPG Shade Any Japanese Maple looks good in the fall. My favorites are: Acer palmatum ‘Sango Kaku’, ‘Bloodgood’, v. diss. Crimson Queen and ones with “moon”, “butterfly” and “waterfall'“ in the name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776060866-FVSVDK74X6EQIBBD0ZXH/0F5EBCF5-5596-4ACC-9AA0-C097F284B04A.JPG Shade Mahonia media/bealei is one of my favorite unusual evergreen. The bright yellow flowers become light blue berries hanging from this extra spikey shrub. Extremely hardy and not to mess with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776140773-OAGIQW3CG1T7I08XEPVJ/IMG_4290.jpg Shade Lily of the Valley is a great ground cover for full shade and has the famous “Breaking Bad” poisonous berries that Walt used to poison Jesse’s girlfriend’s son. The flowers are also very fragrant and a very low maintenance plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776210222-67AA4UFR0DH77TER0RC6/IMG_6065.jpg Shade Pyracantha is one of my favorite shrubs because of the orange berries in the fall. It looks great espaliered and can keep any intruders away with its super thorns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611770747568-LH3YP3RFKY00CEJCSDK2/IMG_8685.JPG Shade I love the dark foliage on this Elderberry- Sambucus nigra. Black Leaves- need I say more? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776086577-6ZBQ8FWR94TVMPK1V4D2/IMG_4244.jpg Shade Tassel Fern is very sweet. Happy in Deep shade, looking very fragile but it is actually very hardy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776177681-BEVHNFT7O45XK344Z6WE/IMG_5164.jpg Shade English Ivy can be invasive, but look how pretty it can be climbing up a brick wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a709350f09ca4703f515785/1611776238054-3IH0JQMN07P7U3HJ1SQ9/IMG_5283.JPG Shade Phlox always surprise me with how they can bloom in part sun. They also bloom later in the summer when you need some color in the garden. https://www.laichunggardens.com/plant-talk daily 0.75 2021-02-20