Is there anything more cooling than beautiful, white blooms and leaves nodding in the shade of a pretty summer garden?…
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Plant Questions & Answers
Clown flowers laugh at the heat with style
I was wandering through the garden center looking for something to put together a pretty bowl of flowers for the…
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Red flowers and Foliage for Summer Gardens
Rangoon Creeper is a tropical vine planted for its showy, color-changing blooms and tough habit. The flower color is white when they first open and darkens to pink and finally dark red as they mature. The name of the genus Quisqualis is Latin for “What is this?” because early plant explorers would collect the various forms of the plant, shrubby, vine, with or without spines and varying foliage and flower colors. It must have been a frustrated taxonomist who eventually applied the quizzical name.
Periwinkles provide excellent color in hot summer gardens
When the summer heat arrives, and the flowers planted for color in the cool weather fade quickly, planting flowers in…
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All Moms Deserve Roses
Carol, My 91-year-old mother is looking for the Florida Cracker Rose. I would like to get this rose for…
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Plant a Maypop vine for Mom
On your way to Mom’s place, stop by a local plant nursery. Pick up a maypop vine to plant in…
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