Evolvulus Blue Daze Blue Daze – Evolvulus glomeratus, Evolvulus nuttallianus, is a heat tolerant plant that does well in sun or part shade. It has small beautiful true blue flowers. This plant has gray-green foliage with no real pest or disease problems. It is a shrubby, low growing, mounding plant. Evolvulus performs well in beds […]
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Louisiana Iris Mulching All garden beds should be mulched with about 2 to 3 inches of material such as chopped leaves, pine straw, pine bark, black plastic, newspaper, cardboard or other suitable materials. Mulches help considerably but are not totally weed-proof. If weeds manage to make it through the mulch, dig the weeds out promptly,
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Spring Weeds Clematis It is very important to focus on weed control this time of year around shrubs and in flower beds. Cool-season weeds are in active growth as the days get longer and warmer, and they will begin to flower and set seeds. Left unchecked, the prolific seed production this spring will lead to
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Foxglove Camelot series (Blooms in Spring) Autumn Color Using Cool Season Flowers Continue to plant cool season flowers this month such as petunias, chrysanthemums, pansies, viola, dianthus, snapdragon, alyssum, sweet peas, calendulas, forget-me-not, lobelia, cyclamen, primrose, nicotiana, ornamental cabbage & kale. Plant spring-flowering bulbs such as narcissus, Dutch iris, daffodils, Spanish bluebells, snowflakes, alliums, fressia,
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Evolvulus – Blue Daze Bedding Plants for Summer Color Continue to add summer bedding plants to provide color in your landscape. Heat-tolerant plants come in a wide variety of colors and growth habits. Here are some of the best: For low-growing summer bedding plants (less than 2 feet), choose Mexican heather, ornamental peppers, ornamental sweet
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