THE BEST BIG BLOOMERS FOR YOUR GARDEN
An acre of land between the shore and the hills... A garden I need never go beyond, Broken but neat, whose sunflowers every one Are fit to be the sign of the Rising Sun...
– Edward Thomas, “For These”
Shopping for garden plants is much like shopping for anything else: there are plants that provide great value and others that, well, not so much. In my books, the plants that put on the best show are worthy of my attention when I am looking over the inventory at a Canadian garden retailer.
Many plants provide a shot of colour that is paramount to fireworks in the garden. Here are some of my large-blooming favourites.
Peonies
What they lack in the length of their blossom time, they more than
