Gardening | - Part 4

MAY LANDSCAPING TIPS

May 2, 2024DrDans

May is a great time to start working on your landscaping projects. The weather is mild and the soil is still moist from spring rains, making it the perfect time to plant flowers and vegetables.

FEBRUARY LANDSCAPING TASKS

February 22, 2024February 22, 2024DrDans

February can be a quiet month in the garden, but there are still a few essential tasks that need to be done to prepare your landscape for the upcoming spring season. Here are some landscaping tasks to tackle this February:

PLANT OF THE DAY – BANDITO LANTANA

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023DrDans

A compact lantana great for pots and flower gardens all summer long. Butterflies and hummingbirds enjoy vibrant flowers. even flourishes in hot, muggy southern environments. grows as a perennial in areas with warm winters; elsewhere, treat as an annual.

PLANT OF THE DAY – LABELLA MAGGIORE PURPLE DAHLIA

June 20, 2023DrDans

Stunning dahlia with enormous, striking, reddish-purple flowers on tall stems that are excellent for cutting. easily reblooms all summer long. Simple, attractive accent for borders, beds, and containers.

PLANT OF THE DAY – BLUE FALSE INDIGO (BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS)

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023DrDans

Baptisia, commonly referred to as fake indigo, has a long lifespan once established. In fact, many people confirm that the samples they planted decades ago have faithfully blossomed each spring. A sizable perennial that resembles a shrub, baptismia produces beautiful stalks of blueish-purple blooms, which are followed by sizable seedpods. Even when the plants are not in blossom, the foliage, which is a lovely blue-green, looks great. As a local landscaper, we know this one will perform well for you.

PLANT OF THE DAY – SELLY SCOTCH HEATHER

May 26, 2023July 28, 2023DrDans

This attractive and durable evergreen shrub is perfect for a border or ground cover in a rock garden. Massive clusters of rich rose-pink buds offer a stunning late-season show that lasts until the first frost. A landscape is given a wonderful texture by the lush green foliage that is wonderful in bouquets of fresh or dried flowers.

PLANT OF THE DAY – EARLY EVOLUTION HYDRANGEA

April 11, 2023April 12, 2023DrDans

Early Evolution presents an entirely distinct type of blossom, covering the plant with a sea of blooms, making it maybe the most unusual panicle hydrangea available. Buds start to form in late spring, and this is when the evolution of flower color starts earlier than subsequent stages.

Stormy Skye Dalily is a dramatic long blooming plant in Virginia

PLANT OF THE DAY – STORMY SKYE DAYLILY

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023DrDans

This reblooming daylily makes a huge statement with its dramatic color. The large flowers are a lovely pink shade with deep burgundy eyes and ruffled petal edges lined in the same vivid burgundy.

Delicious Nogat Coneflower as a border plant in Virginia Beach

PLANT OF THE DAY – DELICIOUS NOUGAT CONEFLOWER

February 17, 2023DrDans

What’s the best thing about Coneflower? They are a perfect specimen for a wildlife garden. attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Delicious Nougat is a compact variety with creamy white petals and a puffy, lime green center.

PLANT OF THE DAY – PHENOMENAL FRENCH LAVENDER

February 16, 2023DrDans

Lavender is such a wonderful specimen for a garden for so many reasons. Phenomenal French Lavender will not disappoint at any level. It has an elegant growing pattern and displays a sweetly fragrant mound of silver foliage combined with purple-blue flower spikes. Along with its ornamental attributes, it’s edible.