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Container gardening with Arborvitaes for year round interest

September 10, 2015 By Renee

For years I have grown Arborvitaes in pots for year round interest Arborvitaes have been my favorite evergreen shrub for years. I love the rich green fan like ‘leaves’ and the pyramidal shape of the Emerald Green Arborvitae. I love the fact you do not have to prune, shape, or otherwise do any trimming. I […]

Filed Under: Garden Plants, Gardening Tips Tagged With: Arborvitae, beginner gardener, container gardening

In my garden with the Blue Cardinal flower (Lobelia siphilitica)

July 31, 2015 By Renee

In the garden with blue Cardinal flower, Lobelia siphilitica

I love the color of the Blue Cardinal Flower (Lobelia siphilitica) in my garden where it receives morning sun and a bit of dappled afternoon sun. I have to keep it regularly watered because it does not like to dry out. It has reached about 32″ tall in the clay soil under the Oak tree and […]

Filed Under: Garden Plants Tagged With: beginner gardener, blue cardinal flower, blue Lobelia perennial, Cardinal flower, native plant, native plants

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