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Articles for Perennials

The garden’s waking up again. Spring chores to tackle first
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The garden’s waking up again. Spring chores to tackle first

Associated Press  

As trees, shrubs, perennials and insects enter a new phase of life in our gardens, we, too, emerge from a type of dormancy in spring, a pause from yard work. DON’T RUSH TO CLEAN UP GARDEN BEDS I know you like things nice and tidy – so do I – but refrain from applying mulch to garden beds until the …

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Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden
9 months ago

Just-introduced annuals and perennials add something new to the garden

Associated Press  

It’s a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. Ball Seed’s Talavera series comes in unique colors, too, including Pink Tricolor, which sports dramatic deep maroon foliage with toothed yellow margins and hot pink center patterns. With the largest blooms of any of the ice plants -- and a high flower count per plant – the succulent …

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It’s time to celebrate annuals, the type of loyal friend every gardener can use
1 year, 3 months ago

It’s time to celebrate annuals, the type of loyal friend every gardener can use

Associated Press  

Summer annuals are the champions of the late-season garden. TRUE ANNUALS OR TENDER PERENNIALS True annuals, like zinnias and marigolds, are plants that complete their entire life cycles, from seed to senescence — or death — in one year. Most plants regarded as annuals in four-season regions are actually tender perennials from the tropics that can’t withstand frosts and freezes. …

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If you grow your own cutting garden, you’ll have beautiful flower bouquets all season long
1 year, 5 months ago

If you grow your own cutting garden, you’ll have beautiful flower bouquets all season long

Associated Press  

Every spring, I cut fragrant lilac stems from the two bushes flanking my front gate and set them in a vase indoors, where their fragrance perfumes the entire first floor better than any scented candle or diffuser could. Almost every flower can be cut and enjoyed indoors, but growing a proper cutting garden takes a bit of planning, and the …

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Kicked to the curb? Mums are perennials you can hold onto
2 years, 1 month ago

Kicked to the curb? Mums are perennials you can hold onto

Associated Press  

Signs of autumn are most apparent in colder climates, where fall foliage sets the landscape ablaze. But regardless of your location, chances are there’s one familiar seasonal sight each year: potted chrysanthemums perched on porches, hanging in baskets, temporarily planted into borders. It’s true, the plants can’t withstand the deep freezes experienced in parts of New England and the northern …

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