Espoma products are easy to use, just sprinkle around the base of the plant and water it in. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems.
Fragrant and with good foliage. Peony Sarah Bernhardt is a pink double flowered peony. The spreading clumps form hedges. You can plant other peonies with staggered bloom times to extend the total peony bloom period to approximately 6 weeks during May...
Or pick up a packet of seeds and plant them where you want them to grow.Thanks to Mgarr for the image of lobularia at Longwood Gardens. Most gardeners in Zones 7-11 enjoy sweet alyssum throughout the winter.
Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. Daylily Round Midnight reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early...
Like any geranium, it can tolerate some dryness and prefers to be grown in full sun. The leaves have a bluish cast and grow with ruffled edges. Blooming in late winter and throughout the spring season, the flowers have dark maroon petals accented by golden...
* The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.
* The large solitary flower head grows at the top of the stem and sometimes on branches. * Its common names include China aster and annual aster. * It is native to China,and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.
Water is very important for the overall happiness of this plant and should be done on a regular basis until well established. We suggest when planting your newly purchased Hibiscus Luna Rose plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system...
Individual flowers last only 1-2 days, but new flowers open each day in rapid succession over a long July to September bloom period. You'll love its huge 8-10”, bright pink petals of Hibiscus Tie Dye with a white bull's eye and cherry red center, but...
Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Pumpkin plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as...
Trust me this will pay off. Depending on the quality of your existing soil you may need to add a locally sourced compost or topsoil to the back-fill soil. Check the plant daily for the first week or so and then every other day there after.
Tall cultivars frequently available include ‘Panorama', ‘Burpee's Topper', ‘Spring Giant', and ‘Rocket'. If a ground-cover effect is wanted, the rock garden hybrids spread out and grow a mere six inches tall.
Although globe amaranth is drought tolerant, it prefers moderately moist soil. Garden centers are full, and choosing from among the numerous offerings is often difficult. Avoid watering with an overhead sprinkler in the afternoon or evening.
A general rule of thumb is to count to 5 for every one gallon of pot size. Follow this up with another early summer application of , this will again provide the necessary nutrients to promote a flush of beautiful flowers.
Locate plants in areas protected from cold winter winds. Blooms in late winter (sometimes when snow is still present) and continues into spring, with a long, 8-10 week bloom period.
It needs full sun though it will tolerate some shade and will grow up to 4 feet tall. Olive green, lime green, chartreuse, Kelly greensome of the many wonderful shades of green that can grace our gardens.
Bells-of-Ireland will look its best where it receives some protection from the wind; tall stalks may require staking. It does best in areas with warm, mild summers, and will not fare as well if exposed to drought or very hot and humid conditions.
For a big green statement in a shady garden, this is the way to go.Mind you, there are plenty of other green flowering plants out there such as orchids, spider chrysanthemums, and pitcher plants, but I wanted to focus this article on plants that some...
This variety even has interesting leaves of grey-green edged with white. The leaves offeature an interesting background of silver-green veined with deep purple. Mollis does best in moist, fertile soil in a mostly sunny spot.One of the hardest-working...
Pond edges and moist borders welcome these glowing white blooms with a lime-green center to soften bold colors or to compliment pale pinks and blues. However in winter, it is intolerant of both standing water and boggy soils where rhizomes may rot.
Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Red Fame plants that you dig a hole twice as wide...
I enjoy hearing from my readers! Hemp usage discussed here is for industrial hemp only.Industrial hemp has a myriad of modern uses. Here is just a sampling:Food: Oil for salads and baking, roasted seeds, flour, mealTextiles: Clothing, sports gear, canvas,...
Plant rhizomes approximately 2” deep in fall or spring. Cultivars come in single, double and peony flowered forms in a wide range of colors including shades of blue, lavender, violet-red, pink and white.
The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot.
He loves me not." With each repetition, you pull off a petal, and the last petal gives you your answer. Next to dandelions, they may be the flower most often picked "for Mommy."I can remember my delight one afternoon in finding a whole field of daisies...
At the ends of the branches grow solitary, thistle like, brilliant blue flowerheads. And I never forgot the twinkle in Ninna's blue eyes when she spoke.Originally native to the Mediterranean, the plant was so completely naturalized in England, where it...
Easy Storage: Bales can be stored almost anywhere. If a pest does damage the film then usually only a few shovels of maize silage has to be removed. We should respect the various opening techniques: if the bales are used for forage within two to three...
