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Coleus Adding Color to Your Garden

Coleus – Adding Color to Your Garden

Container Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plants for ShadeMay 16, 2017gail
Grown for its foliage, Coleus is one of the easiest and most diverse foliage in and out of the garden.  Coleus can be used in garden beds, containers, and patio pots and then brought indoors for winter color! Coleus Care in the Garden: Coleus are quite tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions. They...
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Coleus – Color All Season!

Container Gardening, Flower Gardening, Garden Planning & Design, Plants for ShadeMay 16, 2017gail
When you are looking for color that lasts the season through, think Coleus! Coleus has a long history of use in our gardens as a foliage plant and with new varieties each year, coleus has become an indispensable plant for many gardeners. This member of the mint family comes in a wide range of foliage coloration,...
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Tomato Talk – Let’s Grow This!

Container Gardening, Planting Tips, VegetablesMay 8, 2017gail
Tomato History: Tomatoes wild relatives originated in South America, most likely in the Andes Mountains, but the fruit was not cultivated by the Andean people. Instead, it traveled over 2,000 miles north of its center of origin to Central America where the pre-Mayan people grew and domesticated the plants, naming them xitomatl. Hernán Cortés and...
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Growing and Using Herbs, Part 8: Thyme

HerbsMay 3, 2017diane

Common Thyme Thyme, a perennial hardy to Zone 4, can be grown from seed in a flat kept at about 55 degrees F. Germination takes three to four weeks. The first year plants will be small and not flower, growing more robust and flowering the second year. Thyme needs good drainage for its deep roots….

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Growing and Using Herbs, Part 7: Marjoram

HerbsMay 1, 2017diane

Sweet Marjoram This is a tender perennial best grown as an annual in most parts of the U.S. It is hardy to Zone 10. A member of the oregano family, sweet marjoram and oregano are often confused, but their flavors are different. Sweet marjoram can be very susceptible to damping off and can be difficult…

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