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• Growing the Fabulous English Countryside Aster

  We all enjoy some color once the fall season arrives. Asters give you a generous amount of long lasting flowers, and they are very easy plants to grow. English Countryside Aster does make a fabulous performance each year, regardless of environmental conditions... Posted Oct 17 2009, 03:23 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: aster, asters, Blue Autumn Aster, butterfly plant, deadhead, English Countryside Aster, fall bloomer, helpful gardening tips, perennial

• An easy to grow flower, Stoke's Aster

  Stoke’s Aster What an easy plant to grow, and you receive a generous amount of long lasting flowers! In late spring it sprouts several erect stems which have smaller clasping leaves. It stands about 1-2 feet in height with fluffy blue to lavender flowers... Posted Aug 25 2009, 01:36 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: asters, border plant, cut flower, helpful garden tips, late bloomer, perennial beds, stokes aster, Stoke's Aster, Stokes blue Danube

• Guara, a drought tolerant perennial and late bloomer!

  Gaura needs to be planted in late summer to fall in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. When planting, space plants 36 inches apart. Due to its long taproot, it is very tolerant of hot humid and dry conditions. It needs only occasional deep watering... Posted Aug 04 2009, 02:50 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: asters, butterfly plant, drought tolerant plants, gaura, helpful gardening tips, ornamental grass

• A flower garden, Paint it with Purple

  Have you ever thought about using just one color throughout a flower bed? I decided to plant only purple flowers in a flower bed. This idea certainly added a good strong focal point and a colorful impact to my yard! It single-handedly made my garden more... Posted May 26 2009, 06:28 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: asters, crocus, helpful gardening tips, pansies, pillar effect, purple flowers