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Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds in the Garden!
One of the great benefits of planting colorful flower gardens is the visitors they attract,along with the wonderful bouquets we can display on our kitchen table. Certainly, neighbors often walk by and admire beautiful gardens which make all our … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, butterfly, hummingbird
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Time to Fertilize your Centipede Lawn
We have been telling you the whole month of April to hold off on fertilizing your Centipede lawn. Well, finally the time has arrived to break out the lawn spreader and purchase your Centipede fertilizer. Most lawns have slowly been … Continue reading
Using Household Items in the Garden
Being it is Earth Week I thought this topic would be apropos. I love nothing better than finding good uses for household items in the garden. So here it goes… 1.Diapers…yes you read it right….diapers. If your hanging baskets dry … Continue reading
Container & Hanging Basket Tips
Beautiful weather the past few days and hopefully more to come as we approach tax day & the FROST FREE date for the Eastern Carolina Coast… April 15th. Annuals (flowers which bloom continuously and do not return the next season) … Continue reading
Azaleas…Tips on Care
Love April…not so much for the showers, but definitely for the brilliant color mass of flowers blooming on branches of Azaleas. Whether you have traditional azaleas that bloom only in the Spring or the newer “Encore” azaleas that bloom … Continue reading
Posted in Carolina H&G, Early Spring Gardening, Gardening Tips
Tagged azaleas, Encore, fertilizer, holly tone
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Restore your Soil!
Whether you are planning on a vegetable, perennial or annual flower garden or are just doing some serious landscaping, your SOIL is the key to success. Now is a perfect time to improve your existing soil with some great amendments … Continue reading
Don’t Be An April Fool!
When Mother Nature brings warm balmy days to the Coast that make it really feel like Spring, many good intentioned gardeners get Spring Fever and begin transplanting everything into their gardens, including tomatoes and pepper plants as well as tender … Continue reading
Posted in Carolina H&G, Early Spring Gardening, Gardening Tips
Tagged broccoli, cabgage, Garden, hanging baskets, hibiscus, lettuce, perennials, tropicals, vegetables, veggies
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Easter Lily Care
Lilies are the traditional flower for gifting at Easter time. Their fragrance is wonderful and even those who are not plant geeks can hardly walk past one without stealing a glance of this stately flower. Found this great informative article … Continue reading
FROST Alert! FROST Alert!
Yes , Spring may have sprung but someone forgot to tell Jack FROST. Forecast this evening calls for temperatures to plummet below the freezing mark in many areas, while others will be hit with an unseasonably cold night coupled with … Continue reading
SPRING IS HERE!
At 7:02 AM this morning Spring made it’s debut on the Crystal Coast. Getting outdoors to celebrate and…plant, plant, plant. Just be wary of your tender transplants with some night time temperatures still having the possibility of dipping below freezing. … Continue reading
Posted in Carolina H&G, Early Spring Gardening, Gardening Tips
Tagged gardening, gardens, spring
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