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Hibiscus Berry Awesome
June 23, 2022

Growing Hibiscus

If you’re looking for a plant with an impressive, exotic, trumpet-like flower in a wide range of colors and sizes, you can’t go wrong with a Hibiscus—there are over 200 species and many more cultivars and hybrids in the genus. Tropical hibiscus varieties are perfect if you live in a warm climate or want an impressive […]
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Phlox Volcano Purple Eye
June 23, 2022

All About Phlox

Phlox are perennials and a favorite choice—from ground cover that blooms in early spring to the tall phlox that bloom in mid- to late summer. Learn more about how to grow and care for the phlox in your garden! About Phlox These plants sport many star-shaped, colorful flowers when in bloom. Because there are so many varieties and types […]
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Carrots, Beets and Scallions
June 22, 2022

5 Tips for Harvesting Fruits & Vegetables

You’ve watered, fed and nurtured your garden. Now you’re ready to start enjoying the fruit of your labors! Read these 5 tips for picking before you get started. Remember, bigger is not always better. Many vegetables taste best before they grow too big. For example, zucchini are best picked when they are 6 – 8 […]
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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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