by Ilse Saaiman | Mar 3, 2024 | Monthly Garden Tasks
What flowers during March? To see what annuals are flowering during March, visit your local nursery Groundcovers – Evolvulus, Scabiosa, Arctotis, Osteospermum Creepers – Bougainvillea, Pandorea, Black-eyed susan, Mandevilla Belladonna lilies, Gaura,...
by Ilse Saaiman | Feb 16, 2024 | Monthly Garden Tasks
What flowers during February? Bougainvillea, Hibiscus, perennial Salvia, Verbena, Tulbaghia, Phlox, Vinca, Nierembergia, Cuphea, Canna, Frangipani, Tecomaria, Plumbago, Gloriosa superba, Barleria obtusa, Crassula, Portulaca, Mimulus, Mandevilla, Agapanthus,...
by Ilse Saaiman | Feb 1, 2024 | Articles
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHEN SPRAYING PESTICIDES IN YOUR GARDEN: Follow directions Read labels before you buy or use a product Always wear protective clothing while mixing and applying Never use more than recommended. Remember — LESS IS BEST for survival of beneficial...
by Ilse Saaiman | Feb 1, 2024 | Articles
A key to successful gardening is crop rotation. Different plants take different nutrients out of the ground soil and add back other elements or enhance the soil in other ways. To prevent your garden from becoming less productive from season to season, crops are...
by Ilse Saaiman | Jan 18, 2024 | Monthly Garden Tasks
What flowers during January? Summer-flowering annuals – visit your local nurseryPerennials: Daylilies, Begonia, Impatiens, perennial Salvia, Verbena, Tulbaghia, Phlox, Vinca, Vygies, Nierembergia, Cuphea, Canna, Gomphrena, Ageratum, Portulaca, Limonium...
