outdoors Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/outdoors/ Gardening is my sanity Mon, 15 May 2023 15:47:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.petscribbles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png outdoors Archives - Garden Sanity by Pet Scribbles https://www.petscribbles.com/tag/outdoors/ 32 32 Lavender Phenomenal: best lavender for heat and humidity! https://www.petscribbles.com/lavender-phenomenal-the-best-lavender-for-heat-and-humidity/ https://www.petscribbles.com/lavender-phenomenal-the-best-lavender-for-heat-and-humidity/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=13579 lavender blooming in foreground and background of photo

Lavender Phenomenal is one of the hardiest evergreen lavenders around. It handles heat, humidity and rough Winter weather with ease! Learn why you will love this lavender! A few years ago, I wrote an article here about how to harvest lavender the easy way. A reader asked what type of lavender I had in my...

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Blue Star Juniper is an easy to grow small evergreen shrub with stunning blue-green garden color. Learn more including companion plant ideas in this helpful guide. Don’t knock the small size of Blue Star Junipers. Their striking blue color makes up for their short height. An evergreen that’s blue? Yes please! Table of Contents What...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/blue-star-juniper/feed/ 4 Limelight Hydrangea Tree Fall Color https://www.petscribbles.com/limelight-hydrangea/ https://www.petscribbles.com/limelight-hydrangea/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2019 15:34:35 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=16601 Limelight Hydrangea Tree Fall Color

Fall flowers are blooming and the Limelight Hydrangea fading flowers and yellow and green leaves add to the show! Enjoy my Limelight Hydrangea Tree and Little Lime Hydrangea Fall images. I looked out of our breakfast room window yesterday and was blown away by how beautiful our Limelight Hydrangea Tree looks right now. Yes, it’s...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/limelight-hydrangea/feed/ 0 How to Get Brilliant Fall Color in the Garden https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-brilliant-fall-color-in-your-garden-part-one/ https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-brilliant-fall-color-in-your-garden-part-one/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2019 17:00:21 +0000 http://www.petscribbles.com/?p=9176 colorful examples of Fall color in the garden

Learn how to get brilliant Fall color in the garden with my six easy tips! Use the existing garden color you already have, then add texture, color and even evergreens! You will love the colorful examples featured in this article. I love Fall gardening! Not only do you get to enjoy an ever-changing color show,...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-get-brilliant-fall-color-in-your-garden-part-one/feed/ 1 Helene Rose of Sharon: Non-Stop White Ruffled Flowers! https://www.petscribbles.com/helene-rose-of-sharon-trial-and-error-and-success/ https://www.petscribbles.com/helene-rose-of-sharon-trial-and-error-and-success/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:20:18 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=13818 Helene Rose of Sharon with lovely non-stop white ruffled blooms

Helene Rose of Sharon is a lovely Summer-flowering perennial shrub with non-stop white ruffled blooms. Helene is more compact and produces little to no seeds compared to traditional Rose of Sharon plants. Learn why you will love having Helene in your garden! I need to come up with another category of plants here on Pet...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/helene-rose-of-sharon-trial-and-error-and-success/feed/ 0 Geranium Care — How to Grow Annual Geraniums https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-grow-annual-geraniums/ https://www.petscribbles.com/how-to-grow-annual-geraniums/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:51:20 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=15588 How to Grow Annual Geraniums Guide

How to grow annual geraniums — also known as pelargoniums — including watering, pruning and taking cuttings for new plants. A complete geranium care guide! One of my fondest memories is when I was a young child taking piano lessons, and the wonderful woman teaching me had a giant picture window where she placed all...

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Join me as I share photos of my June garden, including Red and Yellow Twig Dogwoods, Roses, Geranium Rozanne, Astilbes, Dianthus and more. What is Six on Saturday? Anyone who loves to garden can participate in Six on Saturday. We all share six photos of what’s happening in our gardens that week. You can see...

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]]> https://www.petscribbles.com/june-garden-photos/feed/ 4 Kramer’s Red Winter Heath https://www.petscribbles.com/kramers-red-winter-heath/ https://www.petscribbles.com/kramers-red-winter-heath/#comments Thu, 09 May 2019 15:21:28 +0000 https://www.petscribbles.com/?p=15375 Kramer's Red Winter Heath

Kramer’s Red Winter Heath has stunning magenta flowers that bloom from January through April. This easy-care evergreen shrub is a must-have for your garden. Plant it for breathtaking Winter and Spring color! I first learned about heaths and heathers from reading books by the Brontë sisters — especially Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) and Jane Eyre...

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The 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show was filled with colorful flowers and plants. Here are my best photos for garden ideas from the Flower Power themed show! I attended the Philadelphia Flower Show for the first time this year and found so many garden ideas! This year’s 2019 theme was Flower Power, and the amount of...

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There are early signs of Spring in the garden, and I am so excited to share them with you! Bulbs are peeking out of the ground and Heather is in full bloom! We had snow again earlier this week, covering everything for a day. I love the snow, and love the Winter season, but I’m...

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