The popularity of tropical milkweed, also known as Mexican Milkweed or Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica), a non-native species of milkweed, has skyrocketed due to its ease of propagation and attractive flowers and foliage. However, when planted in areas with temperate climates, it doesn’t die back in the winter, which can lead to problems with monarch…
Planting Tips For Success Nothing gives us more satisfaction than growing our own plants. Whether it’s for beauty, food, shade, or other functional purposes, growing plants can be rewarding and cost-saving. Your plant’s success is directly linked to its planting. You want to make sure that you are giving it the best start possible. We’ve…
With March coming in, you can expect spring to follow if it hasn’t already in the south. It’s common in the south for our spring to come in February Camellias Camellia blooms still last through March and even though some varieties have finished, some are just getting started. You can safely plant Camellias through May…
It’s that welcoming time of year in the south when the weather turns cooler and the garden is getting ready for one last jolt of color from perennials before the winter sets in. Fall is the perfect time to get out and do some chores that you’ve been putting off for a while – so…
Gardening should be a rewarding experience and many times a newbie will get discouraged because things didn’t work out in reality like they worked out in our visions. Many times our dissatisfaction can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines to finally have the garden of your dreams! 1. Planting Too Deep One common…
PDF – Printer Friendly ~ Pollinator Awareness & Protection Think About This: Pollinators provide 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat. More than 1,000 of all pollinators are vertebrates such as birds, bats, and small mammals. Most (more than 200,000 species) are beneficial insects such as flies, beetles, wasps, ants, butterflies, moths,…
Swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata (Pink) and Asclepias perennis (White) is an herbaceous perennial in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family. Apocynum is the Greek term for “dog-away”. It is native to the central and eastern United States and tends to grow in wet sites along streams, ponds, or bogs. Native (Swamp) vs Tropical Milkweed Tropical milkweed is nonnative to…
I can’t think of anything better to do on the first day of the Summer Soltice of 2021 than to make tea! I didn’t have a lot of leaves ready, but I plucked what I could and it was just enough to give me about 3 oz of tea. Green Tea is the easiest and…
When I first started my ‘Tea Journey’ growing the plants seemed easy. After all, our nursery had grown Camellias for many years and since Tea is a Camellia, it just seemed to fall in place without much work. Making tea from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, however, was not so much an easy task. Tea…
Every day, millions of people have their morning cup of tea. But did you know that his popular beverage is made from the leaves of a Camellia? Camellia Sinensis is one of over 250 known species of the genus camellia. Camellias are evergreen shrubs that flower in the USA during the fall and winter months…