Rudbeckia maxima, Black-Eyed Susan Perennial Care Tall plants can shade out or fall over onto smaller plants, and some plants will spread into areas where they were not intended to grow. Be sure to observe problems you see with your plantings and make decisions on what to remove, divide or transplant this fall. In the […]
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Perennial Care Our long growing season and sporadic summer storms can produce abundant and even rampant growth during the summer. Tall plants can shade out or fall over onto smaller plants, and some plants will spread into areas where they were not intended to grow. Be sure to observe problems you see with your
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Pentas, Torenia and Coleus are very reliable annuals for color during our summer heat. May is here! It is time for warm season plants. Before you start shopping and planting, examine your garden. Different microclimates exist. Evaluate the conditions of moisture, air and light. A wet spot suits some plants, but not others. A container
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Nectar-rich flowers like this Tithonia or “Mexican Sunflower” attract beautiful butterflies to the garden. Butterflies are beautiful! They add color and movement to your garden. Because butterflies are cold-blooded, they are not typically active during our winter months, but on warm days and as the weather gets gradually warmer later this month, you will start
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The Giant Swallowtail lays it’s eggs on Citrus trees While the high temperatures outside in July and August may not agree with us humans too well, insects are a-buzz this time of year and it’s a great time to observe the many forms of insect life in your garden. Many kinds of flies, bees and
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