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Allium Ornamental Onion
June 22, 2022

Serendipity Ornamental Onion

Rosy-purple spheres perch atop straight leafless stems to introduce a playful touch to any sunny garden. Flowers rise above a mound of blue-tinged foliage blades. Onion-scented foliage and flowers keep deer and rabbits at bay. Easy care, Alliums multiply naturally and can be left undisturbed in the same area for years. Butterflies adore ornamental onion! […]
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Japanese Beetle on Leaf
June 19, 2022

Controlling Japanese Beetles in Your Garden

Japanese beetles were not much of a problem in the United States until about 1919, when this ravenous native of Japan began a serious invasion, probably after hitchhiking to North American on imported ornamental plants. Today, they are a serious nuisance to gardeners and farmers across North America. The adult Japanese beetles that eat so […]
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Flowering Onion Allium
June 19, 2022

Growing Flowering Onions

Most of us don’t think of onions as beautiful plants, but onions have some very close cousins that definitely deserve a place in your flower garden. Fast-growing ornamental alliums grow tall and have round flower heads composed of dozens of star-shaped flowers. While these plants are not edible, their leaves do have a slight onion-like scent […]
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Fence with Climbing Roses
June 17, 2022

Train and Prune Climbing Roses

Climbing roses can make a big impact in the garden. These aggressive growers will add interest to sunny, vertical structures and are capable of growing many feet per season, even in poor soil. Climbers can transform any bare wall or fence into a tapestry of blooms, but only if you train and prune them correctly. […]
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Ornamental Grasses
June 14, 2022

Ornamental Grass for Privacy

Gardeners who want to block a neighbor’s yard or screen a patio without building a structure should consider planting perennial ornamental grasses. Unlike evergreen trees and shrubs, ornamental grasses grow very quickly, usually reaching their mature size in two seasons. Their fast growth rate makes them ideal for privacy hedges because new plants can rapidly fill […]
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Sunflower Field
June 14, 2022

How to Grow Sunflowers

Bright yellow sunflowers are the poster flower of summer. They typically begin blooming in the mid-summer and can persist into early fall. The flowers, which stretch around 3 to 6 inches across on average, have a wide central disk surrounded by short petals. The main species plant features orange-yellow petals with a brown or purple disk, […]
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Azurri Satin Rose of Sharon
June 10, 2022

Caring for Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon is a hibiscus species featuring numerous showy blooms in the summer and fall. The five-petal flowers come in an array of colors (including bicolors) and can stretch around 3 inches across. They have a prominent stamen and often a contrasting color in the center of the petals. The shrub overall has an upright […]
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Chrysanthemums Chrystal Lemon
June 10, 2022

Keeping Chrysanthemums Indoors

Chrysanthemums are common gift plants and can be found as such year round. This is because they have been tricked into blooming by either hormones or manipulation of light exposure. Chrysanthemum houseplants require lower light to force blooms. They can be quite difficult to get to re-bloom in an interior setting, but in warmer climes […]
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Turtle Vine
June 10, 2022

Growing Turtle Vine

Turtle Vine is a succulent that has such beautiful, delicate-looking little leaves, which have a beautiful trailing habit on their darker purple stems. They can grow up to 3m in length and width when given enough space – and they grow FAST, up to half a meter per year to be exact. Turtle Vine looks […]
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