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Dahlias provide blooms summer through fall

04 Thursday Oct 2012

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dahlias, flower types, hard frost, nature

Although it requires some work in the spring to plant the tubers and in the fall to dig them up, it is well worth the effort. Dahlias are easy to grow when planted in full sun and well drained soil.  They provide copious blooms for cutting and are available in many flower types, sizes and colors.

I attach wide duct tape around the base of each plant in late fall in order to write the dahlia’s name with marker to identify each tuber. This is extremely helpful when spring planting time arrives. Once we have our first hard frost the foliage dies back and it’s time to cut it off, knock the dirt off the tubers and allow them to dry for a week or two. Then they are put into paper bags and kept in a cool, dark corner of the basement for the winter.

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Container Plantings for summer color

29 Friday Jun 2012

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container plantings, good planting, nature, potato vine, white flowers

Regular watering of container plantings is very important.  They may require daily watering if temperatures are high. Fertilize with a liquid fertilizer weekly, top with a layer of mulch and deadhead as necessary. Using a good planting mix with fertilizer and water retention qualities will help keep your containers looking fresh and full all summer. In this container I used a grass for height, petunias for fillers and a potato vine for a spiller. Plants with silver foliage or white flowers will blend well in any color scheme.

Window Box Plant Combinations

02 Saturday Jun 2012

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Instead of plain old petunias this year add color and texture to pop your window boxes and containers. In this planting I mixed an annual grass- Pony Tails Mexican Feather Grass, which has a beautiful, soft, arching habit with Patriot White Zonal Geranium, a Proven Winners Supertina Mini Strawberry Pink Veined Petunia and a perennial – ‘Goldilocks’ Creeping Jenny- Lysimachia nummularia to drape over the edge and give a pop of golden color. In the fall I will plant the perennial into the garden- it is beautiful draping over the edge of walls.

Plants for rainy day appeal

01 Tuesday May 2012

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Japanese Threadleaf Maple in the rain by Sally Turner

If you take the time to slow down and look around you it’s amazing what you can see. I have long admired the way Lady’s Mantle – Alchemilla mollis- holds raindrops in it’s leaves, but today I noticed how raindrops hang onto Maple leaves like jewels. Enjoy!

 

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