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Petunias
Get Growing at TLC Garden Centers Peaceful Petunias One of the most popular annuals, petunias add mountains of color to gardens and containers. These tough plants are capable of putting on loads of blooms through all spring and come in a wide variety of colors and patterns to suit any need. Petunias are very vigorous, with mounding habits that can reach up to 1-2 feet in height in the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and containers up to 2-4 feet by the end


Coleus
Coleus Color Spectacular! What’s not to love about a genus that produces colors from gentle butter yellow to shocking magenta, with leaves that range in shape from simple ovals to frilly triangles—especially when coleus plants are so easy to grow that each pot should bear the slogan, “Just add water”? In fact, with the wide range of selections available, the most difficult part of growing coleus is choosing one. Below are some TLC selected varieties. Coleus have historically


Patio Tropicals
Tropical plants, available in a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes, are ideal for adding drama to the deck, patio, or balcony....


Angelonia
The Facts Height: 2′ – 4′ Spread: 1′ Sun: Full Sun. Water: Medium Soil: Well-Drained Growth Rate: Fast This annual is a tried...


Lobularia
The Facts Height: 0.5′ – 11. Spread: 1′ Sun: Sun to Part Shade Water: Medium. Soil: Well Drained Growth Rate: Fast...


Penta
The Facts Height: 2′ – 3′ Spread: 1′ – 2′ Sun: Full Sun. Water: Medium Soil: Well Drained. Growth...


Perennial Power - TLC's Lucky 13 Easy to Grow Perennials Guide
Perennial are flowering herbaceous plants, meaning their stems are soft and fleshy, not woody as with trees and shrubs. These small...


When to Prune Your Trees, Shrubs & Grasses - A Guide to Proper Pruning
Trees Most trees should be pruned while they are dormant and sap is not flowing, which is between December and February. The few...


Summer Bulbs! Tips for Success!
Summer-flowering bulbs and tubers are planted in the spring. These tender bulbs can be planted every year or can be removed from the...


TLC Guide to Shade Annuals
As a guide, partial shade refers to those areas that are shaded for 4-6 hours per day. Morning sun or east facing locations are typical...


Two Keys to Container Garden Success
Key 1: TLC Potting Soil TLC Garden Centers grows more than a half-million plants every year in our own specially formulated TLC Potting...


TLC Tree & Shrub Food: Formulated for OklahomaA Custom-Fit Diet
Shade and fruit trees should be fertilized two times a year: Spring and fall. The best meal for your trees is TLC Tree, Shrub, &...


Summer Watering Tips
Oklahoma summers are often long with hot temperatures, drying winds, and minimal rainfall. Landscape plantings, especially those...


Fall Bulbs: Dig, Drop & Done - Add color to Your Garden Next Spring with Fall Planted Bulbs!
Autumn is the perfect time to plant fall bulbs such as tulips, daffodils, crocus, hyacinth, allium, muscari, iris, anemone, lycoris,...


Poinsettia Care - Tips for Caring for Poinsettias
No flower says Christmas like the beautiful poinsettias. Native to Mexico and were first introduced to the United States by Joel Roberts Poinsett, a botanist and the first US Ambassador to Mexico. . Poinsettias come in several colors, including traditional red, white, pink, burgundy, marbled, and speckled. Place in good light but avoid direct sunshine. Normal room temperature or slightly cooler (50-70 degrees) is best. Avoid cold drafts or excess heat from air vents, applian


Bees Birds & Butterflies - Create a Habitat for Monarch Butterflies
Monarchs cannot survive without milkweed; their caterpillars only eat milkweed plants (Asclepias spp.), and monarch butterflies need milkweed to lay their eggs. With shifting land management practices, we have lost much milkweed from the landscape. Please plant milkweed to support monarch populations, and their incredible migration! Planting milkweed is a great way to help other pollinators too, as they provide valuable nectar resources to a diverse suite of bees, butterflies


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