Five Tips to Prepare to Seed

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We grow the Japanese persimmon variety called Fuyu (Diospyros Kaki), short for Fuyugaki. The Fuyu is smaller in size roughly 15 - 20 feet versus the native (D. virginiana) which can reach 80 feet in height.

Ryan’s Pink Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) aka The Florist’s Chrysanthemum is an old-fashioned chrysanthemum that rambles through the bed and billows up over our picket fence verses the ones that are commonly found at local grocery store that are pot bound.

Growing tulips in Zone 9a can be tricky. I like to order many different types of tulips knowing full well that they will be treated as an annual in this hot, humid climate. Most quality tulip bulb sources start pre-selling their tulip bulbs in late August and September for an October delivery. They can go fast, so order yours asap!

How to grow Ranunculus and Anemones in a hot, humid climate

Late in the summer is when many gardeners throw in the trowel and want to give up. It’s just simply too hot, the garden is weedy and overgrown, and container gardens are leggy and require a lot of attention. Not to mention the insects have had a feast on your plants (those munching grasshoppers and slugs just don’t seem to quit).

How to read a seed packet - a gardener’s most useful tool!

Five Favorite Cottage Garden Bouquet Fillers

Knowing your planting zone is of the greatest tools for a gardener.