Articles for tag: Daylily, Dianthus, Pansies, Petunias

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10 Beautiful and Easy Flowers that Will Bloom All Summer

Lilies and daffodils are among the most beautiful flowers, but unfortunately, these beauties are short-lived and will only bloom once per season. Many beginning gardeners long for a flower that will bloom all summer. Fortunately, there are many great options available, many of which are very inexpensive. Flowers that will bloom all season are almost ...

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Tennessee Daylily Growers and Shippers

Daylilies are some of the most carefree perennials one can plant. They can be planted and grown successfully in all sorts of soil with adequate drainage. All they require is good fertilizer and lots of sunshine. They are one of the mainstays of landscapers because of their beauty and low maintenance, but these perennials are ...

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7 Outstanding Salt Tolerant Shade Perennials

One landscaping assignment I had to tackle recently was to plant a perennial flower garden in an area that was shaded. To further complicate the matter, this area was out by the road so the perennial plants needed to also be salt tolerant in addition to being able to grow in the shade. I had ...

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Growing Daylilies in Houston, Texas

Daylilies are among the easiest type of flowers to grow in your Houston, Texas garden. They aren’t fussy about soil, resist many common plant diseases, don’t mind the Houston, Texas heat and humidity, and can survive a drought. That being said, they are as beautiful as they are hardy, blooming in almost any and every ...

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Plant Profile: Stokes’ Aster

I originally chose this plant simply because the tag read: “Deer Resistant.” Since we had just moved to a neighborhood exactly one mile from Buffalo Mountain Park (located in Johnson City, TN) and since deer – as well as coyotes and bears – liked to occasionally visit, I thought a deer-resistant plant was a prudent ...

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Designing Gardens with Daylilies

Daylilies are very practical plants to grow in the garden. Not only are they beautiful but they are quite hardy and can withstand disease and drought. They certainly pass my garden test. Since I work and do not have the time to fuss with delicate and demanding flowers, any plant that cannot grow with a ...

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Five Favorite Perennial Garden Plants

Every year it is fun to add annuals to your garden for variety and color. Perennial plants, however, enable you to keep your garden filled with beauty without replanting year after year. Planting perennials is a great way to save time and money. Some of my favorite perennials are common favorites among gardeners, other perennial ...

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5 Flowers that Grow Well in the Shade

Do you have a shady garden or a spot in your yard that doesn’t get a lot of sunshine? Even without the sun you can get beautiful flowers to grow and thrive as long as you choose flowers that grow well in the shade. Here are some of the top shade loving flowers that you ...

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Red Flowers for Beautiful Gardens

Red flowers seem to be quite common, but there are a number of red flowers that are unique in every way. There are red flowers with eye-catching blooms that are as red as the scarlet feathers of a male cardinal. Red flowers such as these will turn heads and make your flower garden a showstopping ...

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Stella D’Oro Daylilies for Your Home Garden

Stella d’Oro holds the record as the longest blooming daylily. One of the first to bloom- sometimes as early as May- Stella is also one of the last to quit, frequently flowering into October. It’s a true everbloomer, not just a rebloomer, and it will behave this way even in the coldest climates where rebloomers ...