You might be a seasoned pro at growing annuals in containers, but knowing how to use them in the landscape can be a little trickier. Let’s take a look at seven unique ways annuals can quickly enhance the look of your garden, even if you live where the growing season is short. #1 – Fill
East Coast Swing Combo Kit – Includes 3 – 4 1/2″ Pots
Whether you garden exclusively on a balcony or around a small patio, you can surround yourself with plants you’ll love. Below we share some small space garden ideas. We’ll show you how using a dozen different examples and explain what makes each space work for the homeowner. Handy plant lists will help you achieve a
EZ Scape™ Combinations of three to four perennials that grow well together to create easy, elegant landscapes.
Multiple Seasons of Interest, Successive Blooming, Complementing Foliage, and Similar Growing Conditions.
Some of the most unique pieces of furniture are often handcrafted. That’s the case with the crate table planter you see here which is made from four repurposed fruit crates and a piece of scrap plywood. It is durable enough to stay out in a screened porch or other dry area year-round and should last
Oxalis ‘Charmed Wine’(Shamrock) CHARMED® Wine Oxalis has burgundy-plum, shamrock-shaped leaves, graced with dainty blush-white flowers. The flowers bloom mid spring through late summer, appearing through the foliage. CHARMED® Wine makes a great presentation in shady areas. Oxalis is also adaptable as a houseplant for year-round enjoyment. This easy-care, drought tolerant annual grows best in part
Enjoy the beautiful colors ofRockapulco® Coral Reef, Lemon Coral® Sedum, and Colorblaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus planted in your landscape, hanging baskets or in your container gardens. ‘East Coast Swing’ grows best in part sun locations. We recommend fertilizing your combination at least every other week with a water-soluble fertilizer. Our expert recipes take the guesswork
Proven Winners® Plants of the Year, which ones will you add to your garden this year? ‘At Last’ Rose, Beautiful color, highly disease resistant and lovely fragrance. ‘Autumn Frost’ Hosta, beautiful bi colored foliage perfect for part sun to shade locations. The lovely Sedum ‘Lemon Coral’, a perfect accent to container designs as well as
The dark evening sky, the mysterious happenings in the night, all of these things set you up for a touch of fear. Right? Well maybe not but it got your attention anyway. Today’s featured plant is ‘Midnight Marvel‘ Hibiscus. ‘Midnight Marvel’ is a new plant introduction for 2013. It is a cross between to other great Hardy hibiscus plants, those plants are ‘Summer Storm‘, known for its dark foliage and also ‘Cranberry Crush‘ known for its deep, rich, red flowers.
So if someone was to ask me ” What is the best thing about this plant?” This is what I would have to say. “There are several ‘best’ things!” What really stands out as the most intriguing feature of ‘Midnight Marvel‘ is the deep dark purple, almost black, foliage. Then when you pair the huge cranberry blooms with that dark foliage the contrast is Striking! Not only are you getting beautiful blooms color in your garden, you can also enjoy the dark foliage color. Planted in full, the foliage will be the darkest in color. Another thing to point out is, that this Hardy Hibiscus is what is known as “indeterminate”. Indeterminate is a feature you should look for when deciding on what hibiscus variety you are going to choose. Indeterminate means that this plant is going to send blooms all the way up the stem. Which means for you, MORE blooms to enjoy!
Mangave ART & SOL® ‘Silver Fox’ is a striking succulent hybrid that brings refined elegance and texture to sunny gardens and modern containers. Its pale green leaves are coated in a thick, waxy layer that gives them a glowing silver sheen hence the name “Silver Fox.” Beneath that surface, light blue and purple spotting adds
