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Penstemon 'Dark Towers' Beardtongue
May 27, 2025

Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ Beardtongue

Celebrated as one of America’s most striking wildflowers, Penstemon has been the focus of extensive breeding efforts. ‘Dark Towers’ exemplifies the success of this work, offering a refined shape and excellent mildew resistance that make it a standout choice for gardens. Its soft lavender, tubular blooms provide a beautiful contrast to the deep purple-red foliage, […]
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Geum Tempo Orange
May 13, 2025

Geum Tempo™ Orange

Bright orange blooms steal the spotlight in this striking mounding plant. Tempo™ Orange is a sun-loving, deer-resistant, and butterfly-attracting variety that delivers a stunning display. It produces an abundance of double to single flowers ranging from cream and peach to vibrant orange, making it perfect for mixed beds, borders, and cut arrangements. Blooming from early […]
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Catmint
May 3, 2025

Blue Wonder Catmint

If you’ve been searching for that perfect front-of-border plant, meet Blue Wonder Catmint. This low-growing, spreading beauty forms a soft, silvery-green mound that practically disappears beneath a cloud of lavender-blue blooms each summer. Blue Wonder produces larger-than-usual flowers that put on a show from May all the way through July. Dead-heading the spent blossoms and […]
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Purple Palace Heuchera
April 28, 2025

Palace Purple Heuchera Coral Bells

The brilliant deep purple foliage provides a wonderful mass of color and offsets delightful sprays of tiny, white, summer flowers. A great choice for adding color and contrast to borders when coupled with green foliage plants. Evergreen in mild winter areas; an herbaceous perennial in colder regions. An exquisite small perennial that should be grouped […]
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April 24, 2025

Timely Tips for June in the Garden

June is when the garden starts asking more from you. Containers dry out faster, vegetables take off, weeds seem to appear overnight, and flowering plants need a little extra care to keep looking their best. The good news is that a few timely chores now can make a big difference later. Watering, feeding, trimming, and […]
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April 22, 2025

May in the Garden

May for me is a magical month in the garden. The weather is warming up, and the garden is awake and ready for transplants. May is one of the busiest times in the garden, so here’s a checklist to help you out: Add mulch around trees, shrubs and landscape beds to reduce weeds and conserve […]
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Yellow and Purple Pansies
April 3, 2025

Growing Pansies

Pansies are the colorful flowers with “faces.” A cool-weather favorite, pansies are great for both spring and fall gardens!  Good for containers, borders, and as ground cover, they are a go-to flower for reliable color almost year-round. Pansies look pretty on their own in a monochrome scheme or in mixed colors; they also look pretty […]
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Easter Lily
April 1, 2025

Planting Easter Lilies

Can you plant an Easter lily that you received as a gift outside, thereby saving it and enjoying its flowers long after the holiday has passed? You bet you can, and you will learn the necessary growing information below. Along the way, you will also discover some additional introductory facts, so that you will know […]
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Soaker Hose Irrigation
March 18, 2025

How to Use a Soaker Hose

When used correctly, soaker hoses can save you water and simplify your garden maintenance. Find the Right Site Success with soaker hoses relies on using them correctly, and an important part of that is putting them in the right spot. Soaker hoses belong in garden beds. For lawn watering, use a sprinkler, and use drip […]
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