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Scentless Mock Orange – Native Shrub

Garden Experiments — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:57:15 +0000

In late spring and early summer, scentless mock orange (Philadelphus inodorus) is covered with bright white, 4-petaled flowers with a yellow center. These deciduous shrubs make a great privacy screen and are easy to grow. They can reach a height of 12 feet, so prune them back in summer, just after the flowers are over. […]

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Bee Balm Attracts Hummingbirds and Butterflies

Garden Experiments — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:39:52 +0000

If you’re looking for a native, perennial plant to add to your garden that will be easy to care for, add great color to your garden, and attract hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, bee balm (Monarda sp.) is a good choice. Bee balm is in the mint family; its leaves are aromatic and both leaves and […]

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Coleus: Colorful Shade Plants Easily Grown From Seed or Cuttings

Garden Experiments — Fri, 30 May 2014 21:41:02 +0000

Coleus are known for their colorful leaves and are a great addition to shaded or part-sun areas of your garden. Some cultivars are more tolerant of sun, so be sure to read the labels on your selected varieties. Here is a list of some of the sun-loving varieties. Cultivars can have wavy, smooth-edged, or serrated […]

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Cross Vine: Bignonia capreolata

Garden Experiments — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:06:44 +0000

As a native plant, cross vine has a big advantage – it’s easy to grow, hardy, tolerates the heat, has a low water requirement, and can grow in both full sun and part shade. It’s in the same family as trumpet creeper (Bignoniaceae), and the flowers are very similar – trumpet-shaped, 2″ long tubular, and […]

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Bringing Herbs Indoors for Winter Cooking

Garden Experiments — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 13:30:17 +0000

Having fresh herbs to add to your cooking in the winter is a great boon – you just can’t beat that fresh flavor. Now is the time to plan so that you can enjoy the flavor throughout the winter. Depending on where you live, some of your herbs will survive outdoors even in winter. My […]

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How To Grow Tomato Plants from Cuttings

Garden Experiments — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:09:30 +0000

It stays warm enough here in the Southeast that we sometimes get the chance to have a second crop of tomatoes and other vegetables before the cold of winter takes over. For those of us who love eating homegrown tomatoes in salad or pasta, it is definitely worth replanting to try and get a second […]

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