Bougainvillea Care & Tips for Vibrant Color
To help your Bougainvillea achieve its full color potential during season, follow these simple steps: Regularly feed your plant with a balanced fertilizer high in
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Monthly garden-guide Tips (Conventional & Organic) – May
PLANT: • Annuals–Begonia, impatiens, lantana, angelonia, vinca, sweet potato vine, supertunia, caladium, moss rose, purslane, scaevola, marigold, coleus, celosia, pentas, zinnias, bougainvillea, hibiscus, mandevilla, etc.
Plants That Naturally Deter Mosquitoes
HERBS
Citronella (Geranium) – Sun
Lemon Grass – Sun to Part-Shade
Rosemary – Sun
Lavender – Sun
Plants that Attract Hummingbirds
Flowers are a beautiful and natural way to attract hummingbirds. Here are some plants (listed by common name) you can plant to get the hummingbirds coming to your garden.
Deer & Rabbit Resistant Plants
Deer Resistant Plants
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there are few, if any, plants that can be called truly deer proof. The following are some plants deer often avoid, but if deer are hungry enough, they’ll eat just about anything.
Butterfly Nectar and Host Plants
As the name suggests, these plants are the ones that attract mature butterflies to feed on nectar, which is their primary source of food in this last stage of their life.
Butterfly Gardens for North Texas
Butterflies are attracted by certain, specific plants. Two kinds of plants… host plants that they lay eggs on, and nectar-producing plants that the adult butterflies need for food.
Agaves, Cacti, Yuccas & Friends
Understanding Hardiness Many variables must be taken into account, not all zone 8 winters are the same. For example, temperatures that decline slowly in the
Plants That Naturally Deter Mosquitoes
HERBS Citronella (Geranium) – Sun Lemon Grass – Sun to Part-Shade Rosemary – Sun Lavender – Sun Lemon Thyme – Sun Catnip – Sun to