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I Love Flame Thrower® Redbud aka Cercis canadensis ‘NC2016-2’

Name: Flame Thrower® Redbud aka Cercis canadensis 'NC2016-2' PP #31,260 Type of Plant: A cross between two cultivars of Cercis canadensis, 'The Rising Sun (non-weeping, gold-leaf) and NC2006-14 (weeping, purple leaf).    Why I Love this Plant:   This plant has a bit...

When You Intend A Plant To Be Destroyed

There are some perennials that we place in the garden hoping that they aren't eaten by rabbits, beetles, or caterpillars. But there are others that we plant, hoping that they will be munched, shredded or otherwise destroyed. The pearly everlasting (Anaphalis...

I Love Rockin’® Fuchsia Salvia hybrid

Name: Rockin'® Fuchsia Salvia hybrid 'BBSAL00301' USPP 30,923, Can 6,296 Type of Plant: A hybrid Salvia that is great in containers or planted in mass in the ground. Why I Love this Plant: I love the color of Rockin'® Fuchsia, and the fact that the bumble bees are...
A Postcard From Tomatoes

A Postcard From Tomatoes

If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say... Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by a lack of calcium. It's actually caused by stress to young tomato...

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I Love Ostrich Fern

I Love Ostrich Fern

Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris aka ostrich fern, or fiddlehead fern Type of Plant: This fern is native to several parts of the world including...

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