TAKE FIVE! Non-Stop Blooming Annuals

By Kerry Mendez | April 5, 2017

Fool-proof, powerhouse annuals are on my MUST HAVE list.  Here are five front-runners for high impact, low-maintenance gardens and containers: Supertunia Vista ‘Bubblegum’.  Let’s salute the 2017 Annual of the Year! This nonstop blooming annual covers two to four square feet. WHAT?!   ‘Bubblegum’ blows your characteristic view of petunias. No deadheading required, sweeping flower-covered stems,…

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Tropical Plants – Take Cover!

By Kerry Mendez | September 5, 2016

Many of us living in colder regions will soon see temperatures dip into the low 30’s. It’s time to giddy -up and rescue tropicals and tender ‘bulbs’ (technically some of these are not bulbs; they are corms, tubers or rhizomes) from frigid nights ahead (photo of a snowman my son made when he was a…

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