Archive for Plants
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..............and you are invited! The beauty of fall is florally plain to see at Hampton Park.
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Daylilies are many gardeners' favorite plants. They are dependable perennials, colorful bloomers, relatively free of pests, immune to heat stress, grow in sun or light shade and grow well in all areas of South Carolina.
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Now is the time to start the summer prune. What, you say why prune this time of year? Spring's growth spurt and subsequent flowering has been overflowing. Late cool temperatures and plenty of rain have brought an abundance of new growth.
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I was having a conversation a few weeks back with someone who was "getting into gardening" and the subject of growing native plants came up. "I am redoing my garden and I am only going to grow natives", they exclaimed. I inquired as to why and their answer was, "They are so much better for the environment." That's the Kool Aid talking if I ever heard it.
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So here we are into the first week of May and gardening season is in full swing. We have spent the last months working in our beds, amending our soils and weeding, weeding, weeding. Well it's all worth it, because now, we plant!
