PRIZE INFO BELOW FOR AUTHORS IN BLOOM BLOG HOP
APRIL 7-16
TISTA RAY won my $20 Amazon Gift Card.
The hop's grand prize winner is Savannah Miller
and
Mary Preston won the secondary $25 gift card.
TISTA RAY won my $20 Amazon Gift Card.
The hop's grand prize winner is Savannah Miller
and
Mary Preston won the secondary $25 gift card.
Colorado is tricky for gardeners, I can't tell you how many times I've shed tears over the perfect spring blooms or fall color or summer veggies, when I wake up to snow.
Fall, Winter and Summer.
Yes, we've had snow July 4th.
But as with most things in life, hope springs and I think for gardeners and writers alike, we keep trying.
I'm attempting to create a lush, almost tropical look. So when I found a cold hardy hibiscus, I thought I'd give them a try. This bloom was year #2. The first year wasn't as good or as big. The plant is almost 6' tall by the time it blooms. AND you have to cut it to the ground in the fall. It emerges late, but grows extremely fast.
I got my two at Lowe's. Turn of the Century Hibiscus. Hibiscus moscheutos "Turn of the Century." At the time I bought them they were $14.00 a piece.
I'm hooked.
My Gardening Tip: Mulch and mulch more. I can't believe what a difference it makes. In the fall we used shredded leaves which protect from the cold and then when I weed, them composted leaves get turned under.
And I use bark topper for the spring. Smaller shreds, the big stuff, just gets old and tired looking. And the smaller pieces compost faster.
GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
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BUT in order to be eligible, you need to visit each author and leave a comment. Dianne is also giving away a second prize of a $25 gift cert for your ereader!! You have plenty of time to visit the sites, do a few every day and enjoy them.
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Happy Gardening and Happy Reading.
Welcome Spring
~ L.A.
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I signed up for your newsletter. When I am "gardening" I like to run my fingernails over a bar of soap so I will not get dirt under them. esseboo@yahoo.com
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Awesome tip! Thanks!
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Pretty flowers. lisalickel@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteA huge pine tree fell over in our yard this year from all the ice. My hubby and I collected as many branches as we could and we are going to try and make pine needle mulch... Fingers crossed it works!
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I should use mulch for my garden but that requires me taking in the fall. Maybe I'll just buy mulch.
ReplyDeleteHibiscus would be beautiful! Thanks so much for participating...
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How pretty! I'm more a veggie than flower gardener, but I'm seeing so many pretty things on this hop, I'm tempted to add something just for looks to my yard.
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Your flowers look beautiful! Gardening where I live in MA can be tricky too. Lots of sand in the ground and rocks and just generally crappy soil all around. :-) But some plants are pretty hardy and the daylily is one of them. They do really well in our garden, and grow wild along the roads in many places.
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Thank you for sharing your tip!
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Those are pretty flowers... I bet you have issues with Snow... My mom in WI is hating snow right now. Thank you for being part of the hop.
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I agree wholeheartedly about the mulch. And--despite your unpredictable weather--your flowers are gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing.
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Having just spent many hours pulling up English ivy, mulch will be my watchword too. I'm going to try wet newspaper covered with cedar bark mulch. Time will tell. Your Scottish Thistle story looks like a fun read.
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