Are Portulaca Perennials

Annuals deserve a higher standing in the Perennial bed than they currently get, they provide much needed colour when the Perennials are fading for the summer. All you need to do is be patient and wait, don't dig the beds every spring!!! You will have...

This year I have learned two more things about it. Http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.asp?item_no=S11062http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_center/product_details.asp?item_no=S15913http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Portulaca+grandiflora

We knew we would have to water the plants by hand if nature didn't intervene and send rain. Anyway, the children and I were busy learning about singular and possessive nouns and other matters of great importance, so we had little time for such pleasurable...

Take some home with you.") still greets me each spring by starting out as a feathery mat before forming its characteristic erect stems.The feathery mat is pleasing to the eye and ruggedly strong for such a beauty.

Once new growth starts, give the plant a boost with a little more sun and a little quarter-strength fertilizer.Clematis plants are especially notable for coming back from their roots.

A selection committee takes it from there and after they've scrutinized the candidates, 3 or 4 plants are chosen to go on the ballot. She lost the tag (or was it I?) so we don't know the variety name, but I'm not complaining because it hasn't affected...

It's good for the plant, costs nothing but time, andke a large plant and make several smaller ones, calledEssentially, you pull apart clumps into pieces that will continue to grow.is that each one needs some green top growth attached to some roots.Roughly...

Beyond that, it would seem worthwhile to grow Mexican oregano as an annual.With all these attributes, one quickly recognizes that Mexican oregano is more than just another pretty face in the garden.

Eventually, all the buds open and the long stems are naked except for a few seeds that develop following the flowers.Plant gaura in full sun to partial shade in well drained soil. Wash the aphids off with a strong jet of water or treat them with insecticidal...

With all these selections nobody need go without fireworks for the Fourth of July or any other day of the year. Why not include a few of these loud plants to your garden for an extra bit of sizzle?

Plant sizes range from compact types like the dwarf ‘Little Giant' growing about 12 inches tall and wide to the 4-foot tall ‘Magnus'.Some experts do not recommend division and believe that plants diminish after being divided.

Growing from 1 to 1½ foot tall, gopher apple spreads out to form colonies that eventually cover more than 100 square feet. The fruit is edible, and reports from "having little flavor" to "tasting like bubblegum" appear in the writing of various authors.

Full sun all day is quite acceptable and once established, they're quite drought tolerant.The beginning gardener can enter the world of daylilies inexpensively, with many cultivars priced at less than $10 (USD) for a double fan.

(Here I have put two of my divisons, totaling four nice fans, on the mound, and spread out the roots.) Cover the roots and adjust the plants if needed so that the green parts are all above ground level.

Often they can be seen marking the long lost graves, holding down the edges of long lost buildings, and sitting in the middle of a field with nothing around to show you why. They come from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americans, and the Middle East.

'Bronze Wave' hasn't failed me - with its large wavy, maple shaped leaves and robust habit, it has been an outstanding addition in the gardens and has performed beautifully in a container as well.There are several excellent reference books available for...

They are surprisingly fast growers once they start. And they come back. I gave the lady a few I had in pots out back to take home with her. And, they WILL survive the winter. I push bamboo stakes in the ground in 4 or 5 places around the plant and wrap...

For the back of the border, they are second to none! As long as they have steady access to soil moisture, Ligularia will provide you with the ultimate plant for Big, Bold and Beautiful!

In fact, there are well over 40 cultivars of balloon flowers. These vary in plant size (from 15 to 75 cm) and flower colour, which includes every shade of blue as well as white, pink and splash-pettaled.

A hardy native, this phlox is often found along streams and in open woods, but it is equally at home at the front of a flower border. In spring delicate 1½-inch rosy-lavender to soft pink, five-petaled flowers are held on upright stems above the foliage.

If I lose it, I won't worry because not too much money was invested.The venture with the Japanese sedge was successful. It flourished in the partly shady place I chose for it in the backyard.

Such a diversity in habitats translates into variable cultural needs and hardiness. There are about 50 species found throughout the north temperate regions of the world (18 from North America).

Variegated types are also available that offer a bright spot of color in the landscape.Agapanthus requires well-drained, fertile soil and bloom best in full sun to light shade. The foliage will emerge in a few weeks.Flowers bloom during the summer and...

Spicata are 'Foxy Lady', 'Royal Candles', 'Red Fox' and 'White Icicles'Often considered as hybrids are the cultivars 'Sunny Border Blue', 'Pink Damask' and 'Eveline' Popular cultivars of V.

Is money an issue? I wonder how do they do it. They are perfect, full, lush, and just stunning? After reading a crazy man online, I placed newspaper right on Bermuda grass, piled it high with dirt, and planted away.I thought I really had cheated the system.

Growing perennial seedlings involves several decisions and common knowledge about the specific variety you want to grow. Perennials are low-maintenance plants appreciated for their numerous varieties, aesthetic appeal, and dependability.

They like full sun and well-drained fertile soil with a pH from 6.1 to 7.8 (slightly acidic to slightly alkaline). The flowers make wonderful cut flowers, and in the landscape they attract bees and butterflies.