A recent article discussed the wintering over of upright fuchsia plants (Plant Life, Nov. 21, Pacific Northwest magazine). I really would appreciate your assistance on this, as our resident ...
SHARON BERRY’S Bellevue garden kept on blooming through the long, hot summer of ’06. Hardy fuchsias are her secret. The intricate pendant flowers of these little shrubs are draped in borders, beds and ...
It's almost the end of the line for basket fuchsias. Gardeners either let them die off in the first cold weather or tuck them away carefully to overwinter in a dormant state. But the other fuchsias -- ...
SEATTLE — I love the living tweetle out of hardy Fuchsias, and can't plant enough of them in my garden. Who can resist such spectacular, yet easy-to-grow shrubs. They bloom non-stop from late-May ...
Fuchsias in boxes and baskets require different care than hardy fuchsias planted in the yard, said Madeleine “Frankie” Dennison of Kenmore. She is a master fuchsia grower who tends 140 varieties of ...
With the frost slowly retreating and the first hints of green peeking through garden soil, it's time to grab your pruning shears and start one of the most rewarding tasks of the early spring gardening ...
SEATTLE — Fuchsias are popular in hanging baskets, but can also give plentiful splashes of color throughout your garden. Gardening guru Ciscoe Morris explains the secrets to making them thrive. If you ...
Hardy fuchsias are spectacular plants that offer endless flowers. These beauties can vary in height from a short groundcover to a seven foot tall shrub. Their blooms come in an array of colors. Aside ...
When my mom sees the fuchsias we grow here, she fumes. It's too hot to grow them very well in her part of Northern California -- not that she doesn't keep trying. I'm sympathetic, to a point. There ...
One could grow old and still not learn or discuss everything about the world of fuchsias. Many a gardener is familiar with the fabulous Fuchsia 'Fanfare,' a vigorous climbing fuchsia that can reach 10 ...
Right around Mother's Day, fluffed-up fuchsia baskets start appearing in garden centers, a signal of spring and the beginning of the garden season. But then hot weather hits and in one day that flower ...
If you are looking for a perennial that will bloom from June until frost, will tolerate full sun or part shade, comes back every spring (unless Mother Nature is really nasty to us) and makes a ...