Fall Gardening - It’s Your Choice
If you’re interested in a few new plants for fall gardening and extending your bloom time well in October, here are a few suggestions I made this week in my radio podcast. Click here to listen
Hardy Hibiscus Red
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My Favorite Perennial
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Plant Review: Euphorbia ‘Jessie’
I’ve just planted a Euphorbia ‘Jessie’ that I got from Barry Glick at Sunshine Farms and Nursery. ‘Jessie’ is a cross between the tender E....
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tom crowley on Mon, 8th Sep 2008 8:41 am
Beautiful picture .I have them all over my deck . They haventaken all summer but thet are covered with blossoms
Karrita on Tue, 9th Sep 2008 3:32 pm
Hello~
I love this flower! I seem to have killed it twice in my S. Fl. zone 10 garden though, so I will admire your pics instead. I wanted to “Thank You” for adding my blog to your site. I have just added yours to my page. Great blog indeed!
Have a great day~
Karrita
Karritas last blog post..Chihuly at Kew Garden
Doug on Tue, 9th Sep 2008 5:50 pm
@Karrita -
Well, things that require dormancy such as this plant are not likely going to be happy without winter. And then there’s that summer heat that fries them pretty much. You’ve got a pretty interesting plant palette down there to begin with - a few northern plants aren’t going to be missed. But it’s funny how we all want to grow the plants we can’t.