Perennials are nature’s miracles. Look at a perennial garden in the dead of winter and what do you see? Nothing, most likely! Then, as the days get longer and the sun begins to warm the earth, little green things begin to emerge from the soil and soon there are bursts of foliage everywhere not long after complemented by blooms in all sorts of colors. My favorite flowering perennials, in a still young garden, are Sedum “Autumn Joy”, Shasta Daisy “Crazy Daisy”, Daylilies, Gaura “Siskiyou Pink” and Joe-Pye Weed. Let me add to that Baptisia, Asters, Phlox, Bearded Irises, and well enough. In my garden, plants have to love sun. For that reason I have only a few Hostas and Lenten Roses and other perennials that are not so thrilled about growing in full sun. Thus, my experiences and advice will benefit you if you have a sunny garden: by picking…
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A Bit of Dirt – 1995 Newsletters
Click the link below each overview to read the full newsletter. Also in each edition are association event write-ups and additional information. Issue 6 – Winter, “Perennial Observations”; “The Other Flowers”; “The Herb Corner” BOD-1995 Winter – Issue 6 Issue 7 – Summer, “Latin Made Simple”, “Summer Doldrums”; “Flower Morphology”; Leaf Morphology”; “My Spring Garden – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”; “The Cherokee Rose, State Flower of Georgia”; The Natural Landscape” BOD-1995 Summer – Issue 7 Issue 8 – Winter, “Perennial Observations”; “A Wildlife Habitat”; “The Herb Corner”; “A Botanical Wonderland”; “Gardeners Bookshelf”; “Creative Enterprises”; “1995 Home Garden Exhibits”; “Drought Resistant Trees” BOD-1995 Fall – Issue 8