Dazzling display: Oldies but goodies

One of my very favorite aspects of the gra­cious his­tor­i­cal homes of down­town Delaware is the daz­zling dis­play of heir­loom shrubs, trees, and flow­ers. They add just as much charm and inter­est to the prop­erty as the del­i­cate gin­ger­bread­ing of the door­ways and gables. I pas­sion­ately believe in the per­se­ver­ance of heir­loom plants and veg­eta­bles. I would like to share some of my favorite heir­looms with you, how care for heir­looms can dif­fer from mod­ern hybrids, and how to iden­tify your favorites.