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A jaundiced view of yellow
Unluckily the yellow and gold ones seem to be the most common. And you can certainly omit golden ones.There are fields of yellow marigolds and formal plantings of yellow canna lilies.
California
El Segundo
Antiques of the Flower Garden
Why not travel back in time by creating a garden abundant with antique flowers? Add a dash of the right fertilizer to bring out the best in those blooming beauties.This is a website dedicated to the deer proof heirloom flowers of Appalachia as well as...
California
El Segundo
How peculiar: Green cultivars
If you wanted a novelty shade garden, 'Green Lace' might look interesting next to Heuchera 'Green Spice' and a chartreuse hosta such as 'June.'If you don't live in a warm enough climate to grow amaryllis outside (zones 8 and above), then Amaryllis 'Evergreen'...
California
El Segundo
Norma\'s Garden Pool
I can't wait! It will be an honor.While the humidity of the poolside promotes the health of the plantings, pool water is not used to water the garden.Ideas for poolside landscaping and perennial gardening:
California
El Segundo
Green Grows the Garden
This variety is readily available at nurseries and home centers. If you prefer more of a cottage garden look, procure seeds of. Blooming mid- to late-summer, this cheerful yellow daisy-type flower is hardy in zones 3-9 and reaches about 2-1/2 feet high.
California
El Segundo
More Plants for Less Money 1- Shopping for Clearance Plants
Refuse a specimen with anything fuzzy, slimy, or crawling on any part of the plant or its soil.Don't buy it if you can't care for it. Overall, my marked-down purchases have recovered well and proven to be fine additions to my stock.For example, I always...
California
El Segundo
How peculiar: A green flower
This very hardy tree hydrangea can reach 8' tall by 8' wide. As with most Callas, this one needs consistent moisture and partial to full sun (2).I'll include Nepal Lily because of its striking beauty.
California
El Segundo
The Monochromatic Garden-Reds
Inspiration is found all around us, simple variations of life not lived, never held nor witnessed again. Planting your color-gardens in large drifts helps to add a sense of being and calm to the landscape, get too erratic with it and it all seems a bit...
California
El Segundo
Salvia - How to Grow the Easiest Plant in the World
They are simple and easy to grow but not something I would post images of online or shout from the rooftops that I grew. Place these cuttings in soil and keep well watered and in the shade.
California
El Segundo
First Flowers
Supplied with seed, I secretly took one of my mother's ceramic pots and brought it to school in anticipation of bringing her back a bouquet of orange marigolds. My priorities were not whether or not the bed would fit, but the amount of sun; morning or...
California
El Segundo
Liriope Big Blue
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

The flowers transition to black berries that persist into winter for additional decorative appeal. Why plant a common groundcover when you can have a Big Blue Liriope in your yard! With evergreen foliage, lovely flowers…and even berries for winter interest,...
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Flower Color: Blue
  • Sun Exposure: Full Shade, Partial Sun
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Prices start at : 74.95 USD / #5 Container range: 2.9 - 4.6 gallons (13 - 20 liters)

Somewhat relaxed in habit, it can serve as the main feature in a fall garden long after most other plants have given up! When relaxed, the blossoms can spill over in a graceful manner.
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Mature Spread: 40 - 60 inches
  • Fall Color: Yellow
  • Foliage: Green
  • Soil Type: Dry to Moist
Nebraska
Omaha
Dwarf Maiden Grass
Prices start at : 59.95 USD / #3 Container range: 2.3 - 2.8 gallons (10 - 12 liters)

It has an upright, arching nature that is drought tolerant and adapts to a variety of conditions. As an ornamental grass, Dwarf Maiden Grass is one of the favorites among gardeners.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Flower Color: Pinkish White
  • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
  • Mature Height: 4 feet
Nebraska
Omaha
Spicata Liriope
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Let them spill out of your favorite containers. Sun or shade, rich soil or poor, Liriope Spicata will happily make your garden look great. The leaves are strappy and beautifully deep green.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
  • Botanical Name: Liriope spicata
  • Mature Height: 2 - 4 feet
  • Flower Color: Lavender
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
Nebraska
Omaha
Deamii Black-Eyed Susan
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

This beautiful black-eyed Susan is an excellent choice for the middle of a late summer border. Display the Deamii in bold drifts in a sunny or partially shady site that doesn't dry out over summer.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Foliage: Green
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 15 inches
Nebraska
Omaha
Twister Lily of the Nile
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

They make striking cut flowers too! Add a touch of the exotic to your garden this year. The reality is that African Lily is one of the easiest and most hardy plants you can grow in zone 7-11.
  • Moisture: Well-drained
  • Mature Height: 20 - 24 inches
  • Foliage: Green
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Growth Rate: Medium
Nebraska
Omaha
Blue Fortune Hyssop
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

You can enjoy its long lasting blooms and color, especially late in the season when other plants begin to fade! * Many Blue Violet Spikes in Late Summer * Cold and Wet Soil Tolerant * Loves Sun and Medium Dry Soil
  • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
  • Soil Type: Well drained
Nebraska
Omaha
Table Mountain Ice Plant
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

For best results, plant ‘Table Mountain' in a sunny area, with some afternoon shade, with well- drained soil. Fushia Daisies Smother Ground The Hardy Ice Plant Table Mountain, Delosperma ‘Table Mountain', has 1-2” bright single fuchsia daisy like...
  • Foliage: Evergreen
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Mature Spread: 18 inches
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Botanical Name: Delosperma 'Table Mountain'
Nebraska
Omaha
Soft Caress Mahonia
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

It is a dwarf variety with a compact habit. Unlike other Mahonia varieties (with their sharp-edged foliage), your Soft Caress Mahonia seems to invite you to “caress” its soft, feathery foliage of fine-textured leaves.

3 - 4 feet

    • Foliage: Green
    • Mature Height: 3 - 4 feet
    • Sun Exposure: Partial Sun
    • Mature Spread: 3 - 4 feet
    • Brand: Southern Living
    • Moisture: Medium
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Lily Of The Nile
    Prices start at : 29.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

    Add some easy-care color to your borders and containers this year. They are so easy care and hardy that they are ubiquitous in strip malls, parking lots and municipal buildings. The purple-blue flowers are born on long wand-like stems rising above strappy,...

    1 - 2 feet

      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Mature Height: 1 - 2 feet
      • Flower Color: Blue/White
      • Mature Spread: 1 - 2 feet
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Yaku Jima Maiden Grass
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      This is a Great Grass For Smaller Gardens! The Yaku Jima Maiden Grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima', is compact with fine textured foliage that turns reddish brown in the fall and remains attractive well into winter.
      • Soil Type: Well Drained
      • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
      • Foliage: Green
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Variegated Liriope
      Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      This 'Variegated' liriope is excellent for edging and ground covers; when planting, space 12-15" apart. The only thing a gardener has to do with this wonderful plant is cut back old foliage in the spring! * Evergreen * Dwarf * Variegated foliage
      • Foliage: Variegated Green
      • Mature Spread: 1 - 3 feet
      • Botanical Name: Liriope muscari 'Variegata'
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Mature Height: 1 - 4 feet
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Jack Frost Brunnera
      Prices start at : 29.95 USD / 5" Container

      In the north, morning sun is tolerated and in the south, dense shade is necessary. It does require consistently moist soil, and it does not need a lot of care, being a sure garden pleaser! * Blues Flowers n Early Spring * "Cracked Porcelain" Leaves *...
      • Foliage: Variegated
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      • Mature Height: 8 - 10 inches
      • Growth Rate: Slow
      • Sun Exposure: Full Shade
      • Flower Color: Light Blue
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Gold Bar Maiden Grass
      Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      Use it alone as a specimen, in the mid to back border or to create a living fence or screen. It is easy to grow, and its intense color almost glows in the sun! * 4 Season Interest * Gold Stripes on Green Leaves * Foliage Turns Burgundy in Autumn * Compact.
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
      • Foliage: Variegated
      • Growth Rate: Medium
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      • Flower Color: Red
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Blue Ice Amsonia
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

      You'll be very happy you did. People will stop and ask you “Just what is it that you've got there?” For now…but that won't last long. They don't need staking to stand up tall and true.
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
      • Flower Color: Dark Lavender Blue
      • Soil Type: Widely adaptable
      • Botanical Name: Amsonia 'Blue Ice'
      • Mature Height: 12 - 16 inches
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Blazing Star Kobold Gayfeather
      Prices start at : 33.95 USD / 5" Container

      Liatris ‘Kobold' has a plant height of 2' and a spread of 12-18” and should be planted in full sun in a well-drained area. * Dark green foliage * Attract butterflies * Thrives in full sun
      • Mature Spread: 12 - 18 inches
      • Growth Rate: Fast
      • Mature Height: 2 feet
      • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
      • Foliage: Deep Green
      • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
      Nebraska
      Omaha
      Birth Flowers
      Most sources site the Gerbera daisy as the "real" April daisy, but a gardener knows that there are many other daisies that will brighten a person's day, or month, just as well.Shasta, African, Marguerite, English, Gloriosa and paper daisies are all cheerful...
      California
      El Segundo
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