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Coreopsis Li'l Bang Enchanted Eve
May 5, 2022

Coreopsis Li’l Bang™ Enchanted Eve

Common: Enchanted Eve Tickseed Flower Color Butter-yellow blossoms with red eye Plant Uses & Characteristics Nice green foliage No deadheading Compact form Beautiful cut flower Great for mass plantings Height 8-12 inches Spread 16-20 inches Hardiness Zone 5-8  
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Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’
May 5, 2022

Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’

Kalimeris are widely grown in Europe but hardly known here in North America. This is a long-blooming perennial of the easiest possible care. It forms a compact mound of dark-green leaves, bearing small yellow-eyed pale blue daises from mid-summer into late fall. Great towards the front of a sunny border, and especially good for large […]
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Blackeyed Susan Goldsturm
May 5, 2022

Black-Eyed Susan Goldsturm

Great color, attracts butterflies and birds and is very easy to grow and maintain. Long-blooming 3-4″ daisy flowers shine golden yellow against the dark green foliage. The center cone of the flower is almost black in color. Plant in full sun and moist soils. Blooms July-September. 1999 Perennial Plant of the year. Hardiness Zone Zones […]
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Terrarium with Succulents
May 5, 2022

How To Make a Terrarium

If you’re interested in testing out your green thumb, but don’t have the space to do so, a DIY terrarium is just what you need. These mini tabletop gardens are fun to create and are a great way to perk up your indoor space. In addition to being enjoyable and decorative, terrariums are also easy […]
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Bird bath
May 5, 2022

The Benefits of Birds

It can be a lot of work to attract backyard birds, but doing so can offer many benefits beyond just enjoying feathered visitors. Benefits of Backyard Birds Wild birds are part of the local ecosystem, and attracting them to your yard means planning bird-friendly landscaping, adding fresh, clean water to the yard and choosing the best bird […]
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Blue Ice Star Flower
May 5, 2022

Blue Ice Star Flower

Narrow, deep green, willow-like foliage gives rise to showy, pyramidal clusters of deep, lavender-blue flowers in late May through June. It’s hard not to fall in love with this plant when it’s in bloom but you’ll find that you might appreciate its tight, upright form, its drought tolerance and its incredible bright yellow fall color […]
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At Last Rose Bush - new
May 5, 2022

Springtime Rose Care

The precise method for bringing your rose bushes out of hibernation in spring and preparing them for the growing season will vary somewhat depending on your region and on the type of roses you own. For gardeners in frost-free zones, roses might be entirely evergreen, and unwinterizing is a simple matter of moderate pruning and […]
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Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia-new
May 5, 2022

Deutzia Yuki Cherry Blossom

Yuki Cherry Blossom is a delightful dwarf Deutzia shrub that covers itself with clusters of pink blooms in spring. When the garden cools down in fall, the leaves add another color note with shades of burgundy. An ideal ground cover. A Proven Winners® variety. There are about 60 species of woodland shrubs in the genus […]
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Miss Kim-Lilac Tree
May 5, 2022

Adding Lilac to the Landscape

Common lilac bushes are deciduous shrubs that bloom in the springtime. They are part of the olive family, along with other such ornamental plants as ash trees, forsythia bushes and privet hedges. The outstanding quality of many lilac varieties is the sweet fragrances of their flowers. The blooms appear in branching clusters or panicles. Each […]
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