Lacy Phacelia: Possibly the Best Plant for Pollinators!
By Larry Hodgson If you grow fruit-bearing vegetables like squash, cucumbers, eggplant, okra or melons, you always need insect visitorsContinue Reading
Category: Annuals
Love-Lies-Bleeding: the Oh-So Edible Annual!
By Larry Hodgson Botanical name: Amaranthus caudatus.Common Names: Love-lies-bleeding, foxtail amaranth, pendant amaranth, pendant flower, kiwichaHeight: 3–8 feet (90–240 cm).Spacing: 18 to 24 inchesContinue Reading
Partial Garden Myth: Marigolds Can Eliminate Nematodes
By Larry Hodgson The idea that French marigolds (Tagetes patula) or other species of marigolds (Tagetes spp.) can control nematodes isContinue Reading
Sweet Potato: the Super Food
By Maria Zampini Last year I utilized the new Treasure Island Sweet Potato vines (hybrids of Ipomoea batatas) in my patioContinue Reading
Time to Take Cuttings of Your Cuttings
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to take cuttings of overwintering annuals. Photo: gardenofeaden.blogspot.com If you’re like me,Continue Reading
Sowing Calendar for Annual Flowers
Ill.: zynga2-a.akamaihd.net, clipartandscrap.com & assets.podomatic.net The following list presents about 150 annuals with the recommended sowing date for each one.Continue Reading
Starting New Pelargoniums From Cuttings
Photo: mariakaynova, gardeningknowhow.com Pelargoniums, also called geraniums, are popular garden plants, grown mostly outdoors as annuals. Indeed, the very popularContinue Reading
Sages and Salvias: So Much to Discover (Part 2)
Some examples of sages and salvias. Clockwise from top left corner: Gregg’s sage (Salvia greggii) ‘Furman’s Red’, gentian sage (Salvia patens) ‘PatioContinue Reading
Sages and Salvias: So Much to Discover!
Examples of different Salvia species. Clockwise from top left corner: garden sage (Salvia officinalis), perennial salvia (Salvia nemorosa ‘New Dimension’), anise-scented sage (Salvia guarantitica ‘BlackContinue Reading
2021: Year of the Sunflower
Every year, the National Garden Bureau, a non-profit organization promoting the pleasures of home gardening, selects one annual, one perennial, oneContinue Reading