Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
Alternanthera Partytime is actually the name of a beautiful plant which is grown for its colorful leaves.  It is also called Joseph’s Coat. The variety that I like is bright green and pink. Other varieties have burgundy, red, yellow or bright green leaves.    I bought this plant at a nursery last year and successfully grew […]
I’ve been growing a lot of vegetables from seed but have not done a whole lot with flower seeds. Well this is the year! I decided to grow a perennial flower called Penstemon. People and hummingbirds love this flower! It comes in all sizes but I am growing the dwarf version from Botanical Interests. It […]
During the Christmas holiday season, many people buy poinsettias. When you take down your decorations, do you throw away the poinsettias? Resist and try growing them inside.  If you can maintain the plants inside until summer, you can try growing them outside too. Don’t forget that poinsettias are from Mexico so they like heat. To […]
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