Cindy Pierce
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- Heat and Drought Tolerant Plants for Summer
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Recent Posts
- Revisiting Monarchs
- Photo Viewing Invitation
- Oak Apples (or Oak Galls)
- The Pomegranate – A Beautiful Tree bearing Healthy Treats
- Solar Fountains for Existing Bird Baths
- Economical & Ecological Tips to Aid Nature
- Heat and Drought Tolerant Plants for Summer
- Pet Products that May Make Life Easier
- The Great White Buffalo
Tag Archives: coleus
Poinsettias
When we see Poinsettias most of us naturally think of the Christmas holidays. A single potted Poinsettia has the ability to make any room festive – from a messy college dorm to an austere auto body reception area. Multiple pots … Continue reading
Posted in Houseplants, Plants, Seasons
Tagged Christmas plants, Christmas Tree Decor, coleus, Ficus, Gerbera Daisy, Poinsettias, red flowers
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Elephant Ears
Elephant ears can provide your landscape a tropical feel and grow wonderfully in part shade!
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Posted in Plants, Uncategorized
Tagged bulb, coleus, corm, damp soil, elephant ears, part shade plant, perennial, plants for damp soil, shade plant, taro, tropical plants
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Fall Flowers, Foliage & Fruit
Below is an article I recently wrote for my workplace newsletter. Although a bit premature, the subject hopefully be timely soon as we seek relief, even if only in the planning stages, from the current heat spell here in North … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape/Gardening Decor, Plants, Seasons
Tagged autumn decor, autumn ideas for your landscape, autumnize, Chrysanthemums, coleus, Crossandra, Fall Plants, Firecracker Flower, mums, ornamental peppers, plants for autumn decorations, zinnias
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Colorful Coleus
Most of my blog posts this year have been dedicated to the topics of heat and drought. I spoke of helping our feathered friends during the summer, of bringing prized plants indoors during 100+ degree days and about the amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Plants, Seasons
Tagged alternative to mums in fall, coleus, easy to grow, fall, fall pots, fall potted plants, potted plants with fall colors, resilient plants, variegated leaves
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Preparing our Gardens for Fall
I bet I know what you were thinking when you read the title of this post – “Why are you talking about fall weather when most of us are still seeing 95+ temperatures?” Well, rightly so, it is a tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Landscape/Gardening Decor, Plants, Seasons
Tagged Chrysanthemums, coleus, controlling weeds in winter, dianthus, fall gardening, mulching, mums, organic weed control, snapdragons, winter weed control
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