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• About Planting the Butterfly Plant

  Butterfly Plant , (Asclepias incarnata ), prefers to be planted in full sun. Use in mass plantings, as a border plant, or as a tall ground cover. Excellent for use in dried flower arrangements. Plant in well drained sandy or gravelly soil in full sun... Posted Jul 15 2009, 09:20 AM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: border plants, butterflies, butterfly plant, cold hardy, deadheading, helpful gardening tips, perennial

• Flowers that Plant Themselves

  Self seeding flowers are easy, easy, easy! Unlike most perennials , which must be dug and divided regularly to keep them healthy and attractive, self-seeding flowers renew themselves every year.The initial price of a bag of seeds is the only cost for... Posted Jul 06 2009, 02:22 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: annuals, butterflies, butterfly plant, helpful gardening tips, perennials, self seeding flowers

• Mardi Gras Helen's Flower

  A Helen’s Flower plant is also known as Sneezeweed, and is a very showy multicolored perennial. The flower colors are somewhat “tie-dyed”, orange-red-yellow, with a flower size of 1-2” and green foliage. The flowers are daisylike, with round-toothed petals... Posted Jun 01 2009, 05:37 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: border plant, butterflies, butterfly plant, cut flowers, dead head, helen's flower, helpful gardening tips, perennials

• About Honeysuckle Bushes

  The difference between bush honeysuckles and the native honeysuckle species is that the native species are woody and vine-like in nature. Bush honeysuckles are upright shrubs ranging from a few feet to 15 feet tall. There are Dwarf Honeysuckles that prefer... Posted May 24 2009, 03:41 PM by bill-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: bush honeysuckle, butterflies, hedges, helpful gardening tips, honeysuckle, hummingbird, Shrubs

• Living Fences

  Living fences are not only beautiful and a great choice for a greener environment (no chain link or plastic fabricated fences) they also create many other benefits. They are great nesting places for birds and, depending upon the plants selected to create... Posted Jan 27 2008, 10:19 AM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: beautybush, Birds, butterflies, eastern redbud, gardening tips, lilac, living hedge, mock orange, shadebush, Viburnum, weigela, wildlife, witch hazel