Jenny Andrews

Jenny Andrews
Garden Design
Catalpa x erubescens 'Purpurea'
By Jenny Andrews
2
New leaves on this Indian bean tree emerge wine colored to chocolate, segueing to green in summer. White flowers are lavender-tinged. Though it can reach 40 to 50 feet tall and wide, it can be pruned hard to keep it shrubby. Zones 5-9. forestfarm.com Read More »
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Dianthus barbatus 'Black Adder'
By Jenny Andrews
25
Dime-size purple-crimson flower clusters above black-tinted foliage. A sweet William from Sahin in the Netherlands. Biennial or short-lived perennial. Zones 4-8. b-and-t-world-seeds.com,... Read More »
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Nicotiana 'Babybella'
By Jenny Andrews
5
Masses of wine-red flowers on airy three-foot stems nod in the slightest breeze. A classy new flowering tobacco from Floranova, more compact than its ‘Tinkerbell’ cousin. Annual. Read More »
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Osmocote® Presents: Talinum paniculatum 'Limon'
By Jenny Andrews
4
With waxy, sedumlike foliage and airy heads of tiny pink flowers like baby’s breath, jewels-of-opar is a contrast in textures unto itself. Leaves are that ever-popular glowing chartreuse. Read More »
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Chef Lazzarino in R.J. Cutler's Outdoor Kitchen
Caramelized Maui Onion, Sausage and Potato Pizza
By Jenny Andrews
7
Chef Alberto Lazzarino shares a wood-burning oven pizza recipe from the outdoor kitchen of film director R.J. Cutler Read More »
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Lake Austin Spa Resort: "Gardening for Life"
By Jenny Andrews
2
Executive editor Jenny Andrews reports on her experience at the Garden-Design sponsored "Gardening for Life" program at Lake Austin Spa Resort Read More »
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Viola Yes! Pineapple Crush
By Jenny Andrews
1
A sophisticated blend of soft yellow, lilac and mauve gives Yes! Pineapple Crush a timeless appeal, like a pressed flower from Victorian days. A central burst of whiskers and a bright-yellow eye keep things lively. An added bonus is a silvery overlay that intensifies in warm weather. It's another good candidate for taking the garden through mild... Read More »
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Viola Velour Frosted Chocolate
By Jenny Andrews
2
I just can't help it – I love brown flowers. Maybe it's the irony; maybe I just have a thing for the color brown. But the malted-milkshake, silvery tones of Velour Frosted Chocolate are on another plane. Part of an award-winning series from Floranova, the flowers in this dainty little one... Read More »
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Viola Angel Tiger Eye
By Jenny Andrews
3
This is one of the most unusual and striking violas you'll ever see, with an inky lacework of veining etched across a golden background. Forms a neat mound 4 to 6 inches high and wide, with numerous 1-inch flowers. The entire Angel series from British grower Floranova is undaunted by cold... Read More »
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Viola Sorbet Black Duet
By Jenny Andrews
1
A member of the very popular, many-colored Sorbet series from grower PanAmerican Seed Co., Sorbet Black Duet is a sweet little bicolor, with a bright-purple face and velvety dark-plum wings. Sorbets are early to flower after winter has passed and continue through late spring. Plants are 6... Read More »
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