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The 5 Best Valentine’s Day Flowering Plants For Your Gardener

Garden Experiments — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Give a living plant this year for long-term beauty It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and you might be thinking of sending your loved one cut flowers like roses – but wouldn’t it be nice if you got the beauty of a flowering plant that lasts so much longer? There are several potted plants available at this […]

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My Favorite Plant-It-And-Forget-It Flower: Black-eyed Susan

Garden Experiments — Tue, 21 May 2019 13:25:53 +0000

If you’re looking for a plant-it-and-forget-it type of plant that still produces lots of flowers AND attracts pollinators, then look no further than the black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). This easy-to-grow wildflower is found throughout North America where you can find it alongside roads, in grassy openings and prairies, and even along the edge of forests. […]

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The Unique (and Rare) Flowers of the Cast Iron Plant

Garden Experiments — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:27:40 +0000

I adore plants. So when I had the opportunity to salvage some from the flower beds at my old home, I spent hours of my weekends digging and sweating in the Mississippi humidity in spite of the fact that I didn’t keep these plants. I just don’t have any more room at my current house […]

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Japanese Honeysuckle vs Native Honeysuckle Vine

Garden Experiments — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:12:16 +0000

Have you ever plucked a honeysuckle flower, turned it around, and gently sucked the nectar from the tube-shaped back of the flower? If you grew up in the southeastern U.S., I bet you did. That taste of super-sweet honey nectar always makes me think of summer nights spent chasing fireflies and summer days spent running […]

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Cypress Vine: Delicate, But Aggressive

Garden Experiments — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:40:50 +0000

Tiny, star-shaped, brilliantly red flowers cover my cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) in spring. Although the flowers are tiny, they really stand out against the light green of the leaves and vine. My favorite part about the cypress vine is its dainty, feather-like leaves. The leaves look so fragile and fairy-like that, even when it isn’t […]

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Buttonbush for Wet Soils and Cool Blooms!

Garden Experiments — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:56:07 +0000

Nature produces some interesting shapes, which is true for the flower of the buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Common buttonbush (or buttonwillow) produces these crazy-looking little spiky ball-like blooms of compound florets. They’re pretty cool, actually, and both bees and butterflies agree. I recently caught this skipper butterfly feeding on a buttonbush flower while hiking in the […]

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June 2017 Flowers From My Garden

Garden Experiments — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:50:02 +0000

The weather this late spring and first days of summer have been hot, wet, and sometimes in between. It may be a little hard on us humans, but my garden seems to be enjoying it well enough. June is the month for Asiatic lilies, hibiscus, zinnias, and echinacea. These flowers have been blooming their little […]

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How to Keep Your Gladiolus Flowers From Falling Over

Garden Experiments — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 21:35:55 +0000

The gladiola flowers have been putting on quite a show this year. Pink, white, red, greenish-yellow, and purple gladiolus have graced my garden. I really like gladiolas but whenever there is a heavy rain or higher-than-usual winds, the glads dip over or break off. This content includes affiliate links. I get a small percentage of the […]

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May 2017 Photos From My Garden

Garden Experiments — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 11:49:00 +0000

The early spring flowers have come and gone and now we’re into warmer temperatures and lots of rain! Things in my garden have been growing quickly and starting to put on quite a show. These are some of my favorite photos I took during the month of May 2017 from my garden. Hope you enjoy […]

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Don’t Throw Out that Old Bird Bath! Make It a Planter

Garden Experiments — Sat, 27 May 2017 20:46:31 +0000

One of my neighbors recently sold their house and as the new owner was cleaning out some debris from the yard, I walked over to introduce myself. I noticed he had an old, chipped, worn concrete bird bath in the trash pile, so, of course, I asked if I could have it. He even helped […]

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