Blooming Perennials Can Perk Up a Tired Late-Summer Garden
When it comes to perennial flowers that bloom all summer, look no further than geraniums. They grow throughout the summer with very little maintenance. Geraniums are easy to grow and thrive in both sunny and shady locations. They are one of the most popular perennials for a few reasons. For...
As gardeners, we all rush to our local garden centers and nurseries as soon as spring arrives. They are filled with beautiful flowering perennials, and we fill our carts. By doing this, we tend to choose all the spring-blooming plants. Then, when your spring-early summer garden transitions...
Before we can answer the question of when is the best time to plant summer blooming bulbs? We must determine what summer-blooming bulbs are! Online retailers like Holland Bulb Farms and Tulip World sell a variety of bulbs, perennials, fruit, and vegetable plants for planting in spring. Typica...
I browsed around and found a few more pretty blooming plants to bring home too! Here’s how easy they are to plant and care for… Finding The Perfect Container For Your Plants The hardest part for me was choosing something to put my pretty annuals and perennials in. The options were al...
Top 10 Summer Blooming Perennials Phlox. Garden Phlox has fragrant, showy blooms in pink, purple, white or red. ... Hardy Hibiscus. Hardy hibiscus loves full sun and attracts both hummingbirds and butterflies. ... Shasta Daisy. ... ...
hardiness zones5-8 Cinquefoil is noted as one of the easiest perennials to care for, which has an extremely long bloom period. There are many varieties of cinquefoil available that also come in various colors. When your cinquefoil has finished blooming, deadhead the flowers and remove some of ...
Where they will grow:Hardy to minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 40 degrees Celsius (USDA zones 3 to 10;find your zone) Water requirements:Water regularly when plants are growing and blooming; cut back after bloom and through winter ...
Butterfly bush has an upright form, growing 6 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide; this makes it a good choice for a tight spot or as a vertical focal point in a bed of low-growing perennials. It appreciates full sun, a weekly soaking when the weather is hot, and is quite ada...
Labor Day weekend is a reminder of the changing of the seasons in the central Midwest, but the growing season is far from over. Take advantage of the shift from summer to fall to freshen up the landscape and garden with late blooming flowers, colorful vegetables and ornam...