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Updated on July 6, 2017

How to Keep Your Gladiolus Flowers From Falling Over

The gladiola flowers have been putting on quite a show this year. Pink, white, red, greenish-yellow, and purple gladiolus have graced my garden. I really like gladiolas but whenever there is a heavy rain or higher-than-usual winds, the glads dip over or break off. How to Keep Your Gladiolus From Falling Over Option 1: Plant your Gladiolus bulbs in a grouping, against a garden structure If you have a lot of gladiolus bulbs, plant them … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants, Tips / flowers, full sun, how-to, Summer

Updated on May 24, 2017

May 2017 Photos From My Garden

Asiatic Lily

The early spring flowers have come and gone and now we're into warmer temperatures and lots of rain! Things in my garden have been growing quickly and starting to put on quite a show. These are some of my favorite photos I took during the month of May 2017 from my garden. Hope you enjoy them! You can click on an image below to see a larger size photo. … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants / berries, flowers, full sun, spring flowers

Updated on July 8, 2017

Don’t Throw Out that Old Bird Bath! Make It a Planter

One of my neighbors recently sold their house and as the new owner was cleaning out some debris from the yard, I walked over to introduce myself.  I noticed he had an old, chipped, worn concrete bird bath in the trash pile, so, of course, I asked if I could have it. He even helped me load it into my hatchback! Upcycle An Old Bird Bath: How to Convert Your Bird Bath into a Planter When your bird bath can no longer hold water for the birds to … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Container Gardening, Projects and Ideas / DIY projects, flowers, full sun, succulents, upcycle

Updated on August 17, 2017

The Flower That Thinks It’s a Balloon

Balloon Flower in the Bud Stage

Right when the balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus, is about to bloom, it does its best impression of a balloon. It's so good at it, I have to work really hard to keep myself from trying to squeeze it and make it pop! In addition to having a really fun bud stage, this is a hard-working perennial. I love a plant that you can put in the ground and forget about it. This one has been ignored in my garden for a few years now and each year, it … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants / flowers, full sun, spring flowers, Summer

Updated on November 7, 2019

Fall Asters: Purple Blooms for Bees, Butterflies, & Beauty

Fall blooming aster

Fall in Mississippi still tends toward the warmer temps, which means that bees and butterflies are still hanging around. The scorching heat and sun of the late summer has often killed off many of the most prolific flowering plants, meaning there are less flowers for the pollinators to feed on. Adding a few fall-flowering plants can provide a food source for pollinators and add some extra beauty to your garden for the season. How to Grow Fall … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants / bees, butterflies, fall, flowers, full sun, native plants, wildflowers

Updated on August 31, 2017

What’s the Buzz about Joe Pye Weed?

Joe Pye Weed

Despite the name, you’ll find this ‘weed’ in more and more gardens. It’s a good garden staple for attracting pollinators from bees to butterflies. I planted it last fall and this summer the blooms have been prolific and I have seen all sorts of bees, wasps, and flies feeding on the nectar. Joe Pye Weed flowers are really beautiful. The stem at the top of the plant is a lovely shade of pink which transitions into multiple clusters of … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants / birds, butterflies, flowers, full sun, hummingbirds, part shade, perennial, propagation, propagation. wildflowers, wildflowers

Updated on July 25, 2016

Get Free Portulaca Plants

Portulaca grandiflora

Portulaca is the easiest genus of plants to propagate. You can start with just one plant and end up with four more with just a bit of extra care. It's so simple! Portulaca is also known as purslane or moss rose. It grows in full sun, can handle high heat, and is drought tolerant. It grows quickly and produces many bright, colorful flowers. The flowers come in yellow, red, orange, pink, red, and even white. It will bloom all summer and even … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants / annuals, flowers, how-to, propagation

Updated on April 23, 2017

Stokes Aster – Beautiful and Blue

Stokes aster

A few years ago, I acquired a new plant that has quickly become one of my favorites - Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis). These stunning purple-blue flowers simply captured my heart. I really like incorporating native plants and flowers into my garden. They are easy to grow and very hardy AND they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. [Read my top five benefits of gardening with native plants] Additional, some native plants are very interesting … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Butterflies, Flowers & Plants / butterflies, flowers, full sun, native plants, Summer, wildflowers

Updated on June 7, 2017

Scentless Mock Orange – When a Dogwood isn’t a Dogwood at All

Scentless mock orange flowers

The yard of the house I lived in two years ago was lined at the edge with these beautiful flowering shrubs. I had never seen them before and the neighbors told me they were English dogwoods. The flowers certainly resembled the bracts that make up the showy white part the dogwood tree, but something was a little off. After doing some online research, I discovered that this lovely woody shrub is none other than the scentless mock orange … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants, Shrubs / flowers, full sun, native plants, part shade, rooting, shrubs

Updated on May 16, 2016

Beautiful, Large Blooms of the Oak Leaf Hydrangea Shrub

Oak leaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) is a favorite of native plant gardeners for many reasons. If you're looking for a shrub that is hardy, produces beautiful flowers, can grow in the shade, and has lovely fall colors, look no further. Here are just a few of the reasons why I love this shrub: #1 The large white flowers (in the shade!!) These flowers are quite simply gorgeous! They can get 6-10 inches long and have clusters of small white … [Read more...]

Article by Garden Experiments / Flowers & Plants, Shrubs / flowers, native plants, part shade, shrubs, spring flowers, Summer

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