I haven’t planted balsam, the pretty Victorian-era annual, since 1970 or possibly 1971, but I…
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Old-Fashioned Sweet Peas Experience a Revival
Annual Flower Types, Annual Flowers, vinesThe woven-wire fence surrounding our garden by the back alley of my boyhood home in…
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Improved Zinnias Are Easy and Prolific
Annual Flower Types, Annual FlowersEver notice how some flowers just seem happy? Zinnias are like that. If flowers could…
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Cleome is a Unique Annual for Flowerbed Backdrops
Annual Flower Types, Annual FlowersIt’s fun to grow things that cause passersby to stop and point. All flowers are…
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Two-Hundred-Year-Old Marigold Making a Popular Comeback
Annual Flower Types, Annual FlowersSometimes old flower varieties are best left in the past, because improved versions are, well,…
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Lisianthus: A Little-Known Flowerbed Gem
Annual Flower Types, Annual FlowersHave you tried lisianthus? This unique annual has been grown in flowerbeds for ages, but…
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Watch What Happens When a Geraniums Is Cut Back.
Annual Flower Types, Annual Flowers, GeraniumsSometimes working with plants takes a leap of faith. Then, when we realize a technique…
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Kong Coleus Series Packs a Punch
Annual Flower Types, Annual Flowers, Container GardeningAlthough it was developed by seed researchers a decade ago, Kong coleus is just recently…
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A Happy Annual Vine For A Summer Hotspot
Annual Flower Types, Annual Flowers, Container Gardening, vines, Wintering Tropicals Indoors, Hibiscus, Mandevilla, etc.Before the spring outdoor activity list becomes really busy, it’s exciting to study new plant adventures. Have…
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Try A Mandevilla This Spring
Annual Flower Types, Annual Flowers, Container Gardening, Wintering Tropicals Indoors, Hibiscus, Mandevilla, etc.The “good old days” really weren’t that great, even for gardening. There were no Wave…
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