Summer Articles
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Winter is a good time to plan out new garden beds that will make the best use of your space. See how Charlie Nardozzi uses bubble diagrams to accomplish this in his own garden, plus which hardy plants he recommends for each space.
The arrival of June is when gardeners in the South double down on making sure they have selected plants that, barring an unprecedented weather event, will bloom until frost.
As August arrives, we find ourselves smack in the middle of peak butterfly season in the south. After watching for years at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah, Columbus Botanical Garden in Columbus, GA, and Callaway Botanical Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA, I have always been watching hydrangeas.
Hot, dry summers can be brutal on perennial flower gardens. It's important to keep the gardens well watered and mulched.
One of the most anticipated rites of summer is harvesting the first homegrown tomato. Even if you have limited outdoor space, you can still grow tomatoes in containers on a deck, patio or apartment balcony.
Purple is the new neutral in the gardening world. It goes with just about any other color you pair it with, from contrasting oranges to complementary pinks and greens. The descriptors “blue” and “purple” are used loosely when it comes to flowers and plants; they describe a whole range of these cool tones. Check out this list of thirteen purple landscape plants you’ll love in your garden.
The search for the elusive true red flower is over! We know the color red is widely interpreted to mean everything from dark pink to wine purple when it comes to plants. As you plan your spring and summer containers or design your landscape, use this list as a guide to finding the perfect shade of red.
Every year it’s the same… the snow melts and the rose bush in your garden that has been lying dormant all winter springs to life with the hope and promise of summer. You gently lie your soaker hose under it, and comment how lovely it is looking this year. It flirts with the unfurling of tender, green leaves, and soon colorful little buds are sprouting. You give it a sidelong glance…you think this time it will be different.
Garden designer Rochelle Greayer weighs the two options for her driveway edge.
The midsummer malaise can hit plants as the heat rises. Learn how to help your plants thrive despite the heat.
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