As I was recently assisting another writer out with an article on the importance of honeybees, I was reminded of how important pollinators are to the world.  A majority of flowering plants...
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Now that summer has arrived we are experiencing beautiful sunny weather and brightly, colored flowers are in full bloom.  Annual flowers can bloom all summer long and into the fall if pay...
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Creeping Jenny was one of the plants we highlighted as a “Plant of the Week”.   I have a renewed interest in the plant after seeing it in my brother’s garden. He is...
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I love hummingbirds and am always looking for more ways to attract them to the garden. They are one of the world’s smallest birds and it is intriguing to watch them dart from plant to...
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We are going to continue our selections of flowers and plants that you can grow in a cutting garden. On our last post we let you know about our choices for annuals and perennials. This post we will...
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If you love fresh flowers as much as I do, you might want to consider planting a cutting garden, so you can have gorgeous flowers whenever you want.  A cutting garden is unlike a regular...
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There are so many different plants out there and new varieties are being introduced all of the time. Just because you may not have heard about them does not mean they are not a good choice for your...
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With warmer weather heading our way, we thought we would compile a list of our favorite flowers that work well in containers. Most of them can also be used as groundcover or borders. These flowers...
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