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Bleeding Hearts |
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Native to Japan, Bleeding Hearts are excellent perennial for the shade garden and they are very attractive with their light transparent green colour, deeply divided and fern like foliage and blooms are borne on arching flower stems above the foliage. Their 1 inch, heart-shaped flowers have rose pink, red or white outer petals with strongly reflexed tips, and the inner petals are white and exerted. The Bleeding Heart is fine for the border or margins of shrubbery. There is a variety with white outer petals and an exerted red flower like inner petal.
Planting
Bleeding Heart requires average, medium wet, well-drained, organically rich soil in part shade to full shade.
Bleeding Hearts are propagated from seeds, division of the roots or from young shoots which start from the soil. Roots can be taken carefully by digging a section of the plant from a mature plant, cutting through one side. These shoots or the roots should be divided just before they start growth. It should be planted in an area where trees or roots of other plants will not compete for moisture or nutrients. Best growth is obtained when plants are spaced 2 feet apart and if planted in rows, space rows 3 feet apart. The pH can range from 6.0-7.5 and feed lightly, 5-10-5 commercial fertilizer. The plant takes 2 years to mature and grows to an average of 2 to 3 feet long.
It can be grown as pot plants or on the ground and they do best if planted in well-rotted manure or compost, with top dressing applied yearly. |
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Carnation |
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Botanical Name: Dianthus Caryophyllus
Common Name: Carnation
Description: A multi-petaled single flower with a long stem which has a bloom size of 18 to 24 inches in height. They work well in a mixed bouquet (or alone) and will outlast most other flowers when their water is changed every other day.
Colors: Carnations are available in nearly every color but are most often sold in white, pink, red, purple, yellow, and green colors in solid, bi-color, striped and frosted va
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Cineraria |
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Scientific Name: Senecio cruentus
Common Name: Cineraria
Light Requirement for Cineraria: Bright Light
Water Requirement for Cineraria: Evenly Moist
Humidity for Cineraria: High
Temperature for Cineraria: Cool to Cold
Fertilizer for Cineraria: Balanced
Potting Mix for Cineraria: All-Purpose
Propagation of Cineraria: Seed
Decorative Use for Cineraria: Table
Care Rating for Cineraria: Temporary
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Color Bowls |
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(many different assortments of Annuals and Perennials)
here are so many pre sprouted flowers and plants available right now that it is the perfect time for setting up all kinds of containers to beautify our living areas.
I love the color bowls on display in the Lawn and Garden shops. If you already have empty pots, extra potting soil, etc. around the garage from previous plantings you can save even more. |
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Hanging Baskets |
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The areas largest selection of hanging baskets and container gardens. Our bountiful selection ranges from shoes to hanging baskets 3 feet in diameter. We grow plants in just about anything that has drainage. Our staff of designers use colors and textures that work together to provide a profusion of interesting color all season.
hanging baskets have more soil volume than typical hanging baskets. This allows the hanging basket to grow beyond maturity and live all season. Because these hanging baskets have more volume they stay moist longer.
hanging baskets allow for incredible design flexibility and provide more oxygen to the root system. It is not necessary to plant every opening.
By eliminating the need for moss, a Hanging Basket can be planted in one third the time it takes to plant a moss basket, eliminating the cost of the moss itself while producing a look that moss baskets can only dream about. A Bloom Master also dramatically cuts watering frequency.
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Mums |
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The garden mum (chrysanthemum) is one of the most excitingflowers that can be grown in the home landscape for late summer and fall color. Garden mums require a minimum amount of care and do well even under some adverse conditions. There are cultivars (varieties) with color that range from white to yellow, pink, purple, bronze, red and all the hues inbetween. With hundreds of cultivars available, the choice of plants to grow is unlimited. To have a more interesting collection of mums, plant cultivars of various types such as: singles, anemones, decoratives, pompons, spoons, spiders, and standards.
The term, garden mum, applies to chrysanthemum cultivars that will flower naturally in Texas and be early enough to avoid a heavy frost. The term "hardy" has been abandoned by most suppliers since hardiness of garden mum cultivars may vary significantly from one season or area depending on weather and previous cultural conditions.
Garden chrysanthemums are planted in the spring from established cuttings. This is contrary to years ago when they were offered primarily in the fall as clumps. Today the plants are being sold along with annual flowers and vegetables. Most of the plants are sold in pots and must be removed from the pots before planting. The plants generally have had at least one pinch, which results in a well-branched plant.
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Ranunculus |
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With impossibly delicate flowers in a mixture of fresh, glowing colours, Ranunculus asiaticus have long been popular, and are a welcome sight in spring, either as pot plants or as bedding. Philip Clayton examines their cultivation and uses within the garden
The intricate flowers of Ranunculus asiaticus hybrids create a spectacular display, especially when grown en masse. Although best cultivated in cool-glasshouse conditions, plants will also succeed outside in sheltered spots
Vibrant hues are in demand in the spring garden as an antidote to the gloomy winter months. Many spring flowers provide colour, but the palette is mostly limited to blue, yellow, or muted tones of other shades.
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