Potted Dill Plant Care The most important thing to keep in mind when growing dill in containers is the depth of your containers. Dill grows a long tap root, and any container shallower than 12 inches (30 cm.) won’t provide enough space for it. That being said, your container doesn’t need to be extremely deep. Dill is an annual, so it doesn’t need extra space to build up a big root system over the years....

The flowers of bugleweed are normally bluish to purple but they can be found in white as well. And in addition to the traditional green foliage, this ground cover can also provide the landscape with stunning copper or purple-colored foliage too, making it great for adding year-round interest. There’s even a variegated form available. Growing Ajuga Bugleweed Ajuga ground cover spreads through runners, and as a member of the mint family, it can get out of control without proper care....

What is a Chinese Tallow Tree? Although Chinese tallow trees (Triadica sebifera) are becoming more popular in this country, not everyone has heard of them or seen them. This deciduous tree puts on a magnificent autumn display. Before the leaves drop in fall, they turn from green to beautiful shades of red, gold, orange, and purple. The tree can grow with a single trunk or with several trunks. It is an erect trunk, and the oval canopy is low and spreading....

Annual Plants for Zone 3 Luckily for gardeners, even though summers are short, cold climate annuals manage to put on a real show for several weeks. Most cold hardy annuals can tolerate a light frost, but not a hard freeze. Here is a list of beautiful cold climate annuals, along with a few tips for growing annuals in zone 3. Zone 3 Annual Flowers for Sunlight Petunia African daisy Godetia and Clarkia Snapdragon Bachelor’s button California poppy Forget-me-not Dianthus Phlox Sunflower Flowering stock Sweet alyssum Pansy Nemesia...

Common Southeastern Conifers Pine trees are common southeastern conifers, growing tall and sometimes weakened as they grow older. Plant tall pines away from your house. Common varieties that grow in the Southeast include: Loblolly Longleaf Shortleaf Table Mountain pineWhite pineSpruce pine Many pines are cone bearing with needle-like foliage. Wood of pine trees is used for numerous products necessary to our daily lives, from magazines and newspapers to other paper products and structural supports in buildings....

Companion Plants for Red Hot Pokers Dahlias – Red hot pokers, especially yellow varieties, look great alongside orange dahlias. Cosmos – If you like hot color schemes, imagine red hot poker paired with bright pink cosmos. Daylilies – Bi-color or orange daylilies look great in front of red hot pokers of nearly any color. Heliopsis – Also known as false sunflower, tall heliopsis plants are ideal red hot poker lily companions for that back of the border....

Growing Vines in Containers Trumpet vines in containers will not cascade delicately around the edge of a pot. They grow to 25 to 40 feet long (7.5-12 m) and span 5 to 10 feet (1.5-3 m) wide. Choose a container that holds at least 15 gallons (57 liters) – halved barrels are a good choice. Trumpet vines are hardy from USDA zone 4-9, so there’s a good chance you can leave yours outside year-round....

Insect Pests on Bird of Paradise Plants On the whole, bird of paradise plants are relatively pest free. That doesn’t mean bird of paradise bugs are unheard of, though. Maybe the most common problem pests with bird of paradise plants are mealybugs and scale. Scale appears as hard little brown spots on the stems and undersides of the leaves. Mealybugs appear as white patches of fuzz on the leaves. Some other bugs that attack bird of paradise plants include caterpillars, snails, and grasshoppers, which all make their presence known with bite marks on the leaves....

Plums with Bacterial Spot Plums are not the only fruit susceptible to bacterial spot. The disease also affects nectarines, apricots, prunes, and cherries. Severe infection can result in poor quality fruit and even devastating fruit loss. Ornamental trees can also get this disease. Bacterial leaf spot on plums is caused by Xanthomonas, a bacterium that thrives in rainy summer weather– typical summer weather in many regions. Currently, there is no effective plum bacterial spot treatment....

Apple Twig Cutter Insect Damage What are twig cutter weevils? Rhynchites weevils generally host hawthorn, apple, pear, plum or cherry trees. Adults are 2-4 millimeters long, reddish brown and slightly hairy. The larvae is 4 millimeters long, white with brown heads. The rarely seen eggs are about 0.5 millimeters, oval, and white to translucent. Adult weevils drill small holes in the flesh of fruit. The females then lay eggs in these holes, crawling out of the fruit and partially cutting the stem that holds the fruit on the tree....

What is Savoy Spinach? Spinach is great fresh, sautéed, in soups, and even freezes well. Curly leaf spinach, or savoy, has thick leaves with a ruffled effect. It has a robust, earthy flavor that tends to get bitter on older, larger leaves. You can plant in spring, or overwinter plants in many zones. Gardeners in USDA zones 6 to 9 should try growing savoy spinach. Curly leaf spinach is apparently native to Persia and called aspanakh....

Do You Deadhead Black Eyed Susans? Deadheading Black Eyed Susan flowers is not necessary but can prolong the blooming period and prevent the plants from seeding all over your landscape. There are about twenty-five native species of Rudbeckia blanketing fields and meadows across North America. In nature, they efficiently go about their business of providing food and shelter for butterflies, other insects, birds, and small animals while self-sowing new generations of Black Eyed Susan plants....

Plants That Grow Near Dill If you’re wondering what to plant with dill, experiment and see what works best in your garden. Here are some suggested dill companion plants – and a few things that AREN’T believed to be good dill plant companions. Dill is a good neighbor and a useful plant, valued for its ability to draw beneficial insects to the garden such as: Hoverflies Parasitic wasps Ladybugs Praying mantis Honeybees Butterflies...

What are Dolmalik Peppers? Dolmalik Biber peppers are heirloom ancho type peppers hailing from the country of Turkey where they are often served stuffed with seasoned minced beef as delicious Turkish dolma. The peppers can be anywhere from light green to a reddish brown and have a rich, smoky/sweet flavor with a bit of heat that varies depending upon growing conditions. These peppers are around 2 inches (5 cm.) across and 4 inches (10 cm....

Eugenia Hedge Maintenance Eugenia is a shrub that can be trained as a small, decorative tree, though few gardeners choose to grow it this way. It is much more popular as a hedge, with shrubs planted in rows 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 m.) apart. With this spacing, the branches have the right amount of distance to grow together and create a dense wall of foliage. In order to maintain a neat line, Eugenia hedge pruning is recommended at least two and as many as six times per year....

Hardy in USDA growing zones 4 to 8, Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’ makes a fine statement as a specimen planting as well as for screening, mass groupings, or a hedge. It is perfect for cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, and near ponds and water gardens. Flame Maiden Grass Info: How to Grow Flame Grass This naturally small-sized flame grass ‘Purpurascens’ is a low maintenance, clumping grass. Flame-grass care couldn’t be easier. Plant flame maiden grass in full to part sun in well-drained clay, loam, or sandy soil....

Flushing During Flowering Flushing during flowering refers to a point in the flowering plant cycle where a plant is in full bloom. A plant’s flowering will typically have a predictable pattern. Many types of flowering plants will have all of their blossoms open at the same time and afterward will have one or only a few blossoms open sporadically throughout the season. The period when all of the blossoms are open is called a flowering flush....

What are Forest Pansy Trees? These are lovely small trees that work well in gardens and backyards. Forest Pansy redbuds offer lovely, shiny, heart-shaped leaves that grow in purple red. As they mature, they deepen to maroon. The chief attraction of the trees, however, are the brightly colored flower blossoms that fill their canopies in early spring. These rose purple, pea-like flowers are especially noticeable because they appear before the leaves emerge, not like that of other redbuds....

What is Partial Shade? Different plants either require or tolerate varying degrees of garden shade, which can range anywhere from dense or full shade to dappled or partial shade. To garden successfully, it helps to understand the difference between them, part shade, also known as partial shade, being the most commonly confused type. In short, partial shade is approximately two to four hours of sun per day in a given location....

Green Zebra Tomato Information Green Zebra tomatoes are considered a classic tomato species these days and are a delight to add to your garden. As the common name suggests, these tomatoes are striped, and remain striped as they mature, although the color changes. These tomato plants produce fruit that is green with dark stripes. As the tomatoes ripen, they become a chartreuse green-yellow hue overlaid with mottled green and orange stripes....