Rudbeckia maxima, Black-Eyed Susan Perennial Care Tall plants can shade out or fall over onto smaller plants, and some plants will spread into areas where they were not intended to grow. Be sure to observe problems you see with your plantings and make decisions on what to remove, divide or transplant this fall. In the […]
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Rudbeckia maxim (close-up) Hurricane Season Again Hurricane season is here again. We should examine the overall condition of our trees. Trees that have large dead branches or whole trees that are dead should be dealt with as soon as possible. Dead branches should be pruned off, and dead trees should be removed. Trees that are
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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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Irises 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, making
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Azaleas, St. Charles Avenue Checklist for March 1. Plant warm-season bedding plants beginning in mid-March and continuing through early May. For best results, plant petunias by mid-March and wait to plant periwinkles (vinca) until May. 2. After spring bulbs have finished flowering, wait until the foliage turns yellow before cutting it off. Food is being
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