Southern Perennial Gardening

Articles posted April, 2005

Celebrate Springtime Contest

In celebration of springtime we have decided to give away a book. For most gardeners, reading about gardening is the next best thing to getting out and working in the garden. The contest starts today and will run throughout the month of April.

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Maintaining Your Perennial Garden

Keeping a perennial garden looking good should not be to difficult if you choose and plant carefully. Follow these tips for maintaining your perennial garden.

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Creating a Butterfly Garden

Attracting butterflies to your garden is easy. Just give them what they are looking for food, water and shelter.

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Yarrow

Yarrow(Achillea) is a wonderful easy to grow perennial that tolerates drought and infertile soil. Yarrow grows in full sun and makes a good cut or dried flower.

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Taking Care of Your Lawn and Landscape

For many homeowners, taking care of your lawn and landscape implies using large amounts of fertilizer and pesticides. This doesn’t need to be.

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Shasta Daisy

Shasta Daisy is one of my favorite easy to grow perennials. The white flowers with yellow centers look good with just about any color combination.

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