If you are looking to fill some unused space or something did not work out in your garden there are still many flowers and vegetables you can plant this month. Many people don’t think July is...
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Thunbergia, a plant native to tropical locations in East Africa, is also known as Black-Eyed Susan Vine or Clockvine. It was named after a Swedish botanist, Carl Peter Thunberg.  This...
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I have always been intrigued by tropical flowers since I was a child and would visit my grandparents in Florida.  The plants were so different there and I enjoyed the exotic flowers with their...
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Nothing beats having a garden full of beautiful flowers. If you still have room in your containers, window boxes, or flower beds here are some flowers that can be grown from seeds planted now and...
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For 2020, Classic Blue is the Pantone Color of the Year. We thought we would take a look at different blue plants you can grow that would also attract pollinators.  Pollinators are crucial to...
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While edible flowers have grown in popularity the last few years, they have been around for centuries.  In a previous blog post, we noted how they were used in cooking in different geographies...
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We often think of annuals as container plants or flowers whose purpose is to fill a space in the garden with a quick burst of color, but there are many annual flowers that are tall and rather...
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For many years, I used to grow impatiens in my garden and in containers.  These annual plants were so easy to grow and care for and I loved the bright, cheerful colors.  Then I could no...
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