I Can’t Believe I Spent Good Money on a Weed I’ve Hated for Decades

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I can’t believe I spent good money on a weed I’ve hated for decades - the trumpet vine

You’d think I’d have been warned off by the horror stories reported by Daves Garden contributors about Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans). Like? Spreads up to 40-50 ft from host plant Strangles plants, trees Invades gardens, robbing them of nutrients Crawls up houses and gets under siding. Rips gutters from house I never would have thought it could punch a hole [...]

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My favorite native plants for the garden

With so many people interested in adding native plants to their garden, I thought it was time to weigh in with a list of my favorites. That’s based on their actual performance in my garden, y’all. I’ll fess up that this ‘Little Henry’ Virginia sweetspire isn’t mine, though. My full-size Itea is doing well and since [...]

Plant a Hypertufa for Small-Scale Gardening

Today’s edition of Workshop Wednesday will appeal to those who like small-scale gardening. Alpine plants, succulents and other low-growing plants grow well in trough planters. Here’s how to plant a hypertufa container garden. I’ve always enjoyed planting container rock gardens, so I was delighted to find a table of hypertufa trough planters at the recent Denver [...]

Weed'em & Reap garden club for ALL this Saturday June 5th

The Weed'em & Reap garden club will meet this coming Saturday at Celebration Assisted Living for another pot luck supper, work on the new garden we started and good conversation about our gardens or 'gardens-to-be'. Come between 6::00 & 6:30 for food but don't turn away if you are running late.

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June is a great time to plant. Plants and trees that provide colour in the month of June include azaleas, hydrangeas, rhododendrons, spireas and butterfly bush.

It’s a great time to plant annuals, perennials and all trees and shrubs. Nurseries have many beautiful annuals to choose from, including Geraniums, Impatiens, Marigolds, Petunias, Vinca, Salvia and many other plants. Perennials that provide interest in ...

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