Gardeners are looking for simple plant combinations and this photo, shot at Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Ohio, shows three easy to grow perennials, “no-brainers” as some might call them. Originally, all three plants emigrated from the prairie where each coped with hot summers without much rainfall. In the hands of modern plant breeders, each perennial has been greatly improved. All are disease and pest resistant. Some […]
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The Boys Or Girls of Summer
Posted by Hugh on August 3rd, 2012
Posted in acidic soil, alkaline soil, Black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia), Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), Disease resistant, Drought tolerant, Fertilizing plants, Flowers, Heat Tolerance, plant nutrition, Planting tips, Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum), Southern Appalachian Region, Summer flowering, Weed control 
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