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Long Blooming Perennial Flowers

Long Blooming PerennialsYou love the idea of perennials and not having to plant your plants every year, but you also want a perennial that will bloom all summer. That should be easy to find, right? Actually it is a little tricky to find a long blooming perennial that will give you color for most of the season, most perennials have a couple weeks to maybe a month of bloom time.

I have come up with a few varieties that I will feature that are a long blooming perennial flowers. Most will give you color from May- September with a little dead heading between blooms.

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Yucca ‘Dragon Slayer’

(Adam’s Needle) ‘Dragon Slayer’ Yucca, commonly known as Adam’s Needle, is a bold and durable perennial that thrives in tough garden conditions—especially in hot, dry climates. This resilient plant forms a striking rosette of sword-like, blue-green foliage that adds dramatic texture and structure to the landscape. Its upright habit grows about 24 inches tall and

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Nepeta ‘Catwalk Queen’

(Catmint)Nepeta ‘Catwalk Queen’, beyond its charming name, is a standout catmint celebrated for lavender-blue blooms nearly twice the size of comparable varieties, elegantly displayed on long, arching panicles. These lush flowers are borne atop sturdy, fragrant gray-green foliage, forming a compact, mounded ideal for sunny borders and front edges. This perennial reaches approximately 10-12 inches

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4 Traits of Plants Deer Won't Eat
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4 Traits of Plants Deer Won’t Eat

Got deer? Gardening where Bambi calls home can be a real challenge, but we are here to help. There are a few traits to look for when selecting plants deer won’t eat. We refer to them as the “3 Fs and a P” – fine, fuzzy, fragrant and poisonous.  If you struggle with deer browsing

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How to Garden in Sandy Soil

Sandy soil can be more of a blessing than a curse – IF you know how to deal with it. In this article, you’ll see the advantages of gardening in sand, plus find tips for watering, fertilizing, amending the soil, and choosing plants that will thrive in your sandy soil.

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Sweet Romance Lavender
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How to Grow and Prune Lavender Plants

One of the questions we receive most from home gardeners is how to grow and prune lavender. So, join us in learning everything you need to know about how to grow this classically fragrant perennial in your garden. We’ll cover when to plant, the best locations to grow it, how to prune and much more

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Deer eating plants
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Tough plants for Challenging Garden Conditions

As with most things in life, gardening is more fun when you are faced with fewer challenges like clay soil, hungry deer or full shade—that is, until you know how to meet and defeat those challenges. It takes some practice, but in time, you will learn which kinds of plants you can grow without any

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Annual Flowers

5 Ways to Make Your Garden Feel More Tropical

When I visit southern Florida, there’s always one simple pleasure I look forward to — exiting the airport doors and stepping out into the warm, humid air for the first time. There’s an instant rush of oxygen as I take in the lush plantings around me. Things I’ve only grown as small houseplants overflow in

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Caring for Your Hemerocallis (Daylilies)

Common Name(s): Daylily Description: Daylilies are one of the most popular and widely grown perennials. In fact, Hemerocallis is the second most popular perennial in the United States, second only to Hosta. Daylilies form attractive clumps with smooth grass-like foliage. The long, narrow leaves are heavily ribbed and two ranked, forming regular fans. Daylilies are

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Caring for Your Phlox

Common Name(s): Garden Phlox, Tall Phlox Description: With its aromatic, bright, and showy long-lasting flower clusters Phlox paniculata has become a staple in today’s landscapes. Garden phlox is one of the most recognizable and widely grown perennials. Recent breeding efforts have brought several improvements to this already popular species of perennial plants including a wide

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