Why is Stella d’ Oro a Popular Daylily?

by Carly

Stella D' Oro Daylily

This daylily is a popular addition to modern gardens for it’s compact size (12 to 18 inches)  and ease of care.  Plant in full sun for best performance.  In a few years it will be ready for dividing and brightening up other areas of your garden or for sharing with a friend.

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Does Applying Compost to Roses Diminish the Appearance of Blackspot?

I added an inch or two of compost under my roses in the spring, which greatly diminished the appearance of Black Spot on the leaves.

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Easy Annuals

Petunias (pink and purple), lantana (yellow) and lobelia (blue) complement each other nicely in a hanging basket. Petunias (white), lobelia (blue), and potato vine (green) go well together in a hanging baskets. These beautiful gloriosa daisies flower abundantly all summer and also reseed themselves for the following year.

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The Vine That Ate the South

KUDZU Kudzu is an extremely aggressive vine, and infests over 7 million acres in the southeastern United States and it’s estimated that kudzu is spreading to 120,000 acres each year(CWC-chemical.com). The scientific name of Kudzu is Pueraria montana var. lobata (Invasive species info.gov).  It’s vigorous growth and large leaves smother native plants: it’s vines kill [...]

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How to Tame an Unruly Wisteria

My wisteria supplies abundant shade for my porch in the summer, which is a godsend, since my porch has a southern exposure.  My white wicker rockers would be useless without the lovely shade it provides.  Also, the screen of grape clusters of purple flowers in the spring are breath-taking! Taming this vigorous vine is no [...]

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Easy annuals for high color impact

Petunias (pink and purple), lantana (yellow), and lobelia (blue) complement each other nicely in a hanging basket.  These flowers perform best in full sun. Petunias (white), lobelia (blue), and potato vine (green) perform great together in a hanging basket  in full sun. These beautiful gloriosa daisies flower abundantly all summer and also reseed themselves for [...]

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What time of year is best for pruning?

It is generally best to do your pruning in the spring.  For spring-blooming bushes such as forsythia, lilac and spirea, prune after they’re done blooming.  Summer blooming plants such as rose-of sharon and butterfly bush can be  pruned in the summer after they bloom. Nothing should ever be pruned in the fall.  Pruning at this [...]

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Blue Purple and Pink Hydrangea Flower

Hydrangea flower color is influenced by soil acidity.  An acidic soil produces blue flowers;  an alkaline soil produces pink flowers. Soil with variable acidity produces flowers with a variation of color.

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Does Applying Compost to Columbine Deter Leaf Miners?

As you can see from the top photo my Columbine were attacked by leaf miners last year. This Spring I added a one to two inch layer of compost around my Columbine. The bottom photo shows this year’s leaf miner free plants. The addition of compost appears to have eliminated the appearance of leaf miners. [...]

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Helpful Hints

Make your own compost and lay it down as a mulch, about two inches deep. Wood mulch in the garden? No, but maybe a bit of liquorice root or cedar mulch on a highly trafficked footpath. Don’t prune anything in the Fall.  Pruning can cause the plant to start growing again, using up the plant’s, [...]

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