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I know that many of my readers have gardens, or plants growing on their balconies and patios. I’ll even go so far as to bet that you get some of your plants and lawn and garden supplies at Home Depot.

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I love the idea of getting additional gardening tips, but I’m interested in signing up mainly for the exclusive deals and coupon savings. Check it out for yourself. 🙂






Groundcover for sun and shade

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I’ve been asked what kind of perennial flowering plants would grow well on a slope, and at the base of the slope in an area shaded by trees.
Groundcovers work well on slopes. If the slope is in a full sun area you could try planting St. John’s Wort (Hypericum), Vinca minor, Ajuga, Verbena, and Wintercreeper. In shady areas you might try Vinca, Ajuga, Wintercreeper, Cornus canadensis (Bunch Berry), Bergenia, and Lamium maculatum.

Prepare the planting area well by removing weeds and amending the soil with organic matter. The organic matter will help hold soil moisture, and act as a natural fertilizer for the plants too. You can also add organic mulch around the plants to keep the weeds down until the plants start to grow and spread.

Annual and Perennial Baby’s breath

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Baby’s Breath – is it an annual or a perennial? Well the answer is that it’s both. There are annual varieties as well as perennials varieties.

If you live in zone 6 or lower and you’d like to grow baby’s breath in a container it’s probably best to grow the annual variety.

The perennial variety of Baby’s breath must have perfect drainage. It’s has deep brittle roots which will make it difficult to grow in anything but a tub if you weren’t planning on growing it in a garden bed. The perennial variety can be counted on to bloom once during the summer, but if it’s a good season it might rebloom once.

Annual baby’s breath on the other hand will bloom over a much longer season.

I must admit that I haven’t had much luck growing either annual or perennial baby’s breath. My other plants always seem to crowd it out. I think I’ll try to look for the perfect spot to grow perhaps a combination of annual and perennial baby’s breath. That way, if I’m finally successful, I’ll have lots of baby’s breath blooms to use in my flower vases. Well if I ever cut fresh flowers, but that’s another story …

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