Midnight Oil Helianthus 🌸 #LandscapeChick
Pink sunflowers are easy to grow and require ideally 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. Prefer well-drained, moderately fertile soil with a neutral to alkaline pH and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, promoting biodiversity in your garden.
I posted same thing in 2020. This 'tear it out like a tumor' thing started with 1st renovation of White House Rose Garden. It was so upsetting bc it involved removing mature trees & flowers, dug up irrigation systems, narrowed central lawn to install a limestone border & walkways. 🤬 #LandscapeChick
🦋 🐦🌼 Planting native flowers is just one step in creating a year-round haven for butterflies and bees. From first seedling to last snowfall, follow these tips for making your garden pollinator friendly. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher #FlowerPower #PollinatorParadise
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PANSY 🌸 (Viola x wittrockiana)
(Viola x wittrockiana) are annuals, growing 6 to 9 inches tall with flowers measuring 2 to 4 inches in diameter. They come in a wide array of colors and patterns, including solid hues, bi-colors, and multi-colored varieties.
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Go ahead and pick a favorite! #DarlingDahlias #iDigDahlias #PetalPusher #FlowerPower #LandscapeChick #DarcysDahlias
Red Passion Flower ❤️ Passiflora miniata
Easy to grow, quick to establish, attracts butterflies, hummingbirds & wide variety of pollinators. Fast growing it needs little care aside from regular feeding & pruning to control size. Performs best when located in light shade. 😍
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BROMELIAD Guzmania lingulata 'Scarlet Star' ❤️ 💚 💛
Guzmania lingulata, known as Scarlet Star, is a bromeliad known for its vibrant, long-lasting bracts that can be red, orange, yellow, or pink. This plant grows well in part to full shade and does well under artificial lights. #LandscapeChick #Plants
RUDBECKIA 'Irish Eyes' 💛💚🧡
Height: 0-12 Inches
Life Cycle: Annual
Water Needs: Average
Use: Bee Garden, Containers, Cut Flowers, Erosion Control
Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
Plant Species: Flowers
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Planting Season: Spring, Winter
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You Got This! I'm #LandscapeChick! lol 😉
Dahlia "Edinburg" 🌺 Decorative Dahlia #FlowerPower
Loves the sun and blooms prolifically after the third year. Requires only moderate watering needed. Most varieties will grow to be 4 to 5 feet.
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Dahlia 🌺 'Hapet Daydream' Miniature Formal Decorative
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Hydrangeas are affected by soil pH. If you plant a blue hydrangea in the ground, alkaline soils will slowly change new blooms to purple or pink. If blue is your color, add soil acidifiers to the ground around your plants to keep them that color. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher #FlowerPower
Joseph's Coat of Many Colors ❤️ 🧡 💛
What's your favorite rose? This one's mine.
#RoseOfTheDay 🌹 #CaliforniaRose #Roses
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly 🦋 'Papilio glaucus'
Native to eastern North America. Did you know ancient Greek term for butterfly, psyche is also rooted in Greek mythology?
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LAMIUM ’Purple Dragon’ 💚 💜 Spotted Dead Nettle
When not in bloom Lamium is a lush, weed-smothering, deer-resistant groundcover that blooms from late April thru August. This perennial groundcover does well and blooms prolifically planted in the sun or shade. #LandscapeChick #FlowerPower
ECHINOPSIS candicans 🌸🌵🌸 Argentine Giant Cactus
This gorgeous cactus has individual stems reaching heights of up to 60 cm (24 inches) while the entire plant spreads to about 3 meters (10 feet) across. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher #FlowerPower #Cactus #Flowers
Just a couple of simple ways to grow a garden when space is limited. I love these ideas and they both utilize recycled materials. #Upcycled #TinyGardens #HerbGardens #VerticalGardening #LandscapeChick #LandscapeDesigner
BEARDED IRIS 💜 'My Friend Jonathan'
This beauty is Queen of the Garden with her luscious ruffled blooms. Early midseason flowering with reblooming in late summer to early fall. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher #FlowerPower #LandscapeDesign #Gardens #Heal
HAPPY PLANTING! 👩🌾 🌼 👨🌾 #WeekendGardeners
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#DahliaADay 🌸 Dahlia 'Nicholas'
#iDigDahlias 🌼🌼🌼 #FlowerPower
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LUPINUS x hybrida 🌸 🌼 🌸
Lupine is a short-lived perennial. It grows best in northern climates with cooler summers and requires 6 hrs of full sunlight every day, weekly watering, and soil on the acidic side. Deer-resistant and bees & butterflies love them!
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#DahliaADay 🌸 🌸 🌸
DAHLIA 'Hapet Daydream' - Miniature Formal Decorative
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ALSTROEMERIA 'Indian Summer' ❤️ 🧡 💛 #FlowerPower
'Peruvian lily' originates from South America. Hardy perennial renowned for showy & vividly coloured summer blooms. They bloom prolifically midsummer to midautumn in an astounding variety of colors. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher
LAVANDULA 'Spanish Lavender 💜 #Perennials
Called “English” lavender bc it proliferates in English climates, this plant’s main requirements are lots of sun & good drainage. It's not fussy about soil & attracts bees, butterflies, & pollinators to the garden.
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GLORIOSA superba ❤️🔥 'Fire Lily' Gloriosa lily
An herbaceous perennial in warmer zones, but in colder regions, you can grow it as an annual or dig up the tubers and store them for the winter to replant in the spring. It grows in full sun to partial shade. #FlowerPower #PetalPusher #LandscapeChick
First Year Dahlia Seedling #SantaCruzDahlias
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It doesn't have a name yet. That's how new it is.
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MECONOPSIS (Himalayan Poppy) described by French botanist Viguier in 1814. Native to Himalayas it's called ‘Queen of the Himalayan Flowers’ or simply ‘Blue Poppy.' Part of Papaveraceae or poppy family this lovely perennial is spectacular anywhere. #LandscapeChick #PetalPusher #FlowerPower #Flowers
RUDBECKIA hirta 'Green Eyes,' 'Irish Eyes' or 'Bright Eyes' is one of my favorite perennials. Cheery and bright just like it's name, it's a ray of sunshine in every garden. You're probably more familiar with it's cousin, the 'Black-eyed Susan.'
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