2022: Year of the Verbena
Verbena can rock any spot in the garden during the hottest days of summer! From the National Garden Bureau EveryContinue Reading
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Verbena can rock any spot in the garden during the hottest days of summer! From the National Garden Bureau EveryContinue Reading
Sunflower-sowing season will be upon us soon enough, so what better time to start planning growing sunflowers in a wayContinue Reading
Photo: skat15, depositphotos 5 Handy Lists! By Larry Hodgson Do you want to know when to sow your garden plantsContinue Reading
The Green Thumb Award is an annual competition for plants and products that are innovative and unique and that bringContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Nearly 30 years ago, I grew some seeds of bat-face cuphea or Mickey Mouse plant (Cuphea llavea)Continue Reading
By Larry Hodgson I have been growing Zanzibar castor beans (Ricinus communis ‘Zanzibarensis’) ever since I was a child. NotContinue Reading
The gerbera comes in a wide range of colors. Photo: bolina, depositphotos By Larry Hodgson The genus Gerbera includes some 30 species scatteredContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’m sending you a photo of a very beautiful plant that I would like you to identifyContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Plants with silver and gray leaves have long been popular in landscaping. Whether trees, shrubs, perennials, annualsContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Even if you’ve already had a frost or two, it’s probably not too late to save yourContinue Reading