Hanging Basket Care

By following these easy guidelines, your hanging baskets can bloom and thrive which allows them to stay healthy and beautiful for many months. Light requirements For best results, match your plant’s location with its light and heat preference. Most sun lovers will continue flowering in partial shade, just not as profusely. Shade plants however, will not tolerate the heat and dryness of all-day sunlight.  Ivy and Zonal Geraniums and Portulaca – tolerate the brightest and hottest conditions and occasional drying out.  Petunias …

Annuals for Tough, Sunny Conditions

Lots of folks ask what they can use in hot sunny spots. We have put together a list of some of the tougher varieties we carry. Many of these plants have even been known to thrive in the hot, dry, sandy soil conditions in cemeteries. Adding Soil Moist beads, Miracle-Gro Quick Start and watering in well at planting time can all benefit your planting efforts. Sunflower Zinnia Mexican Sunflower Cosmos Cockscomb (Celosia) Gazania Portulaca (Moss Rose) or Purslane Dusty Miller …