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With immense flower heads, hydrangeas flaunt an old-fashioned charm that is hard to resist. Colors also beguile with clear blues, vibrant pinks, frosty whites, lavender, and rose—sometimes all blooming on the same plant! Unrivaled in the shrub world, these elegant ladies are easy to cultivate, tolerate almost any soil, resistant to most pests and diseases, and produce flowers in mid-summer through fall. Hydrangeas are excellent for a range of garden sites from group plantings

Supertunia® Vista Bubblegum ® Petunia Sometimes a petunia isn’t just another petunia.  Sometimes you get something so outstanding it makes you rethink what you were sure you knew about a plant.  Supertunia Vista Bubblegum  Petunia is one of those plants. Supertunia® Vista Petunias are very vigorous, with mounding habits that can reach up to 2 feet in height in the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and containers up to 4 feet by the end of the season. They are

Vigorous Vines Vines do double-duty in a garden. Flowers and foliage make them spectacular vertical accents to train on a fence, trellis, wall, or tree trunk. Create summer shade on a porch with a string trellis covered with vines. Use vines to cover a blank, dull wall or cover a fence. Vines can screen an eyesore or for privacy, Plant vines on an open pergola frame or arbor to create a cool, shaded retreat and give the garden elegant architecture at the same time. Some vines

Cool Caladiums Get Growing with TLC Caladiums are grown for their large colorful leaves as landscape bedding plants. These 1-3 feet tall plants bear bi-colored or tri-colored leaves. These plants add bold strikes of color to shady garden areas. They are easy to grow in decent soil. Caladium bulbs (actually tubers) need to be planted in shade but will have better foliage color if the area receives adequate light. Plant bulbs 2-4” deep, but wait to plant until the soil and nigh

Get Growing Today! Pink Shrimp Plant is one of the best plants for adding color and interest to part shade or shaded areas. The plant has a very tropical feel that displays gorgeous clusters of pink flowers that look like fireworks. It is a popular container-gardening plant for its beautiful flowers and no-fuss nature. Terrific for partly shaded locations and grows to a height of 24-30” and spread of 18-24”. Shrimp plants do not do well in afternoon sun exposures. Yellow Shri

Spring Flowering shrubs burst upon landscape when we need them most. Fulfilling the promise of spring these shrubs provide floral color after Old Man Winter’s icy grip. Deciduous spring flowering shrubs are the easiest group of shrubs to grow and have been favorites for a long time. They are tough, durable, and will tolerate a wide range of conditions. They will grow in full sun or part shade, but require a minimum of 6 hours of sun in order to produce flowers. Once establish

When is the best time to transplant roses? It is best to transplant existing planted roses in February or March while they are dormant. Container grown roses can be planted at any time, but March through May is the best. Where should roses be planted? Roses must receive at least six or more hours of direct sunlight each day. The soil must be well drained, so no tight clay and no standing water. They must have good air circulation, so plant them a minimum of three feet away fr

Versatile, well-mannered and low maintenance are good words to describe the latest generation of dwarf shrubs. These varieties offer multiple seasons of interest, extended bloom times and they are well suited for mass plantings. These shrubs promise more beauty with less effort on your part. Dwarf shrubs have many uses in the landscape. Small hedges and borders, whether in straight, circular, curved, or staggered rows are common. Dwarf shrubs are excellent for mass plantings

Bigger and Better Begonias Bronze leaf Wax begonia varieties have been widely used for years in Oklahoma. This easy-to-grow annual does well in a variety of conditions and needs little to thrive. However, there are several other Begonia varieties with different shapes, sizes, and colors that have no problem taking the spotlight in any garden setting.They are well-suited for container gardens and for landscape beds. Big Begonia Bigger and better than standard wax begonias. Cre