Monthly Archives: June 2011

What’s Blooming!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by JanV

Tweet In many shades of pink and white, this weeks featured bloomer is Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus) These delightful performers come in a variety of shapes and sizes. They are easily raised from seed. Sweet William will reseed itself for … Continue reading →

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Tip of the Week

Posted on June 21, 2011 by JanV

Tweet Deadheading. This can be a chore, but it is important to snip off the dead blooms for mulitple reasons. It improves the appearance of your garden, it prompts plants to continue flowering, and cutting back some plants, like Delphinium … Continue reading →

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Tip of the Week!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by JanV

Tweet    It’s the 1st week of June and already the weeds are growing, well, like weeds. A simple trick I use is to lay down 5-6 layers of newspaper (black ink only) on the ground between the plants.  This … Continue reading →

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Plant of the Month

Posted on June 7, 2011 by JanV

Tweet       June’s featured plant is the Nematanthus.  Also, called the Goldfish plant for it’s delightful little orange bloom that resemble goldfish.  This will delight young and old alike.  It can be placed outside in a sheltered spot or in … Continue reading →

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What’s Blooming?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by JanV

Tweet     June is here and the flowers are beautiful.  Early summer garden flowers are always my favorite because they bloom before the heat of summer hits them.  This wee it was hard to pick a bloomer, but have chosen … Continue reading →

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