What You're Searching, Web Traffic Report

I get this report every week and I'm always amazed at the number of hits we get: 1,419 visitors, 599 unique visitors and 2,662 pages viewed this week. That's a lot. Thank you for visiting.

Getting deeper into the report I found not only what search engine you used but the key phrases that got you to GD's Website. So I thought I'd start addressing your searches and share with others assuming if you had the question, there are others like you.

The first search was "Fall Perennials for Washington, DC." That's a good one. It's always good for a gardener to think about the season coming. Fall perennials to look out for are: Anemonies, they're fabulous. I love the way a grouping in bloom can catch the low rays of fall sun. For shade gardens, Tricyrtis has a lovely orchid like flower. And don't forget about the grasses, they bloom this time of year. Pampas Grass is absolutely beautiful now through fall.

Fall perennials including fall Mums, freshly budded, will start arriving this week! And fall annuals will arrive soon.

Second search was "best time to plant steppables." Steppables are a brand of plant we carry consisting of mostly ground cover that can take light to heavy foot traffic. This ties in to fall because the best time to plant is fall, and not during last days of summer. Here's why... it's too hot and it's vacation time, meaning it's a bad time for properly maintaining plants. Here's my suggestion and I think it's a prudent one. If you have the plants now (in the container) not planted, wait until fall to plant them. Until then keep plants in a cool location where they can be easily looked after. This is, however, actually a great time to buy plants because most garden centers, including ours, have perennials on sale. Ours are marked (on select perennials) down 35-50% off, so you can get them now, save, and plant them in the fall.


Lastly, "Derek Thomas Landscape Design." He is an excellent designer, reliable and easy to get a long with. I recommend him. He has his own crew for installation and writes a good column on urban gardening in DC North Magazine.

I will probably continue to write about what your searching to get to us post once a week. So keep searching and send me your comments.