Tag: container gardening
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Pretty Purple Flower Combination for Container Gardening
Even though I have been an amateur gardener for awhile, I still have a pretty bad case of imposter syndrome. As with any new hobby, there is so much to learn. The Latin names of plants, how to differentiate between beneficial and detrimental insects, how to identify plant diseases, how and when to properly apply…
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A Floral Masterpiece, The Picasso in Purple® Supertunia
I am a sucker for chartreuse leaves. So, when I first saw the Picasso in Purple® Supertunia® at a local garden center, I stopped dead in my tracks. The flowers were a bright pinkish purple with chartreuse edges. It was love at first sight. Not only was the flower stunning, but the plant wasn’t a…
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Splashes of Sun, the Sunray Dwarf Sunflower for Containers
In my county there was a farm with a field of sunflowers planted next to a busy road that attracted so much attention that it had to be moved the following year to a more hidden field. I only heard about the sunflower field after the fact, and I had huge FOMO feelings at not…
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The Joy of Easter, Growing Tulips in Containers
It totally made my day when my daughter came over to visit and said as she came in the door, “Mom, the house looks like Easter!” That is literally the feeling that I want people to have when they see the blooming tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils in the front yard. The blossoming and greening up…
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Home Grown Sunshine, Growing Daffodils in Containers
In the children’s book Frederick, the little mouse of the same name gets into trouble with the other mice because he doesn’t work to store up food for the winter. Even though Frederick assures the other mice that his work gathering sun rays, colors, and words will come in handy too, they aren’t convinced. When…
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