I was born in June and roses are my flower. My babcia had tons of abundant and beautiful climbing huge red roses in her backyard …
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GREAT PLANT COMBINATIONS: Loropetalum and Sunshine Ligustrum
Purple and yellow are complementary colors on the opposite side of the color wheel. That means, the yellow is pure and the purple is made …
Add a Chartreuse Pop! with Sunshine Ligustrum from Southern Living
I wish I had a photo of the side of the RV parking area before I put the pavers, privacy fence, and landscape of Bismarck …
White flowers for a moon garden
I love the idea of sitting out on my swing after dusk just sitting, contemplating, and listening to the sounds of nature while staring up …
Great Plant Combinations: Crotons, Foxtail Fern and Perennial Peanut
If you love bright and sunny yellow, this is the plant combination for you! Colorful yellow, green, and orange crotons seem to float in a …
Great plant combinations: Pentas & variegated Schefflera
I’ve decided to do a series on plant combinations that spark joy! It’s one thing to know your plants and how to keep them alive. …
How I almost killed my entire crepe myrtle delivery
Crepe myrtles have been making me drool lately. Red ones, lavender ones, pink ones, and even white ones. Ones with green leaves, red leaves, and …
HELP! My stepfather committed CREPE MURDER!
As a former master gardener, it was drilled into my head NOT to commit crepe murder by hacking the branches off the tree. We were …
Private RV pad makeover with landscaping
We needed a place to store our recreational vehicle. I didn’t know where to put it. I had no idea what was needed. I just …
Mail Order Lilies! YES! (and other Florida bulbs and tubers)
Drifts of orange day lilies are just so gorgeous up north. We certainly have some great bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes that I simply adore here …