Coral Springs Blog

CassandraM asked:


The geraniums are coral colored, and the vinca is a varigated leaf (dark green to yellow) in color. I originally planted this with a light peachy-looking verbena that was gorgeous in the spring and for the first part of summer….but here lately, in spite of my best efforts, the verbena got leggy, sparse looking in blooms, and the foilage turned a faded, dusty looking color. Very unhealthy looking.

I pulled up all the verbena today, so now I have pots and window planters with gaping holes to fill until we buy mums in the fall. What would work well as an accent plant with these combinations?

(ps - has to be sun tolerant and drought hardy - we have zero trees in front of our house, and we get ALOT of sun throughout the day.)

Thanks for your help!

DELUNG

Mommy to Princesses asked:


I am thinking way ahead for my gardens next year. I would like some reccomendations from people living and gardening in the North East (southern New England) on some hardy plants. I would like to know some good species for a butterfly/hummingbird garden. I already have a few plants that attract them: butterfly bush, zinnias, salvia, daises, coral bells, lavender, begonias and a bleeding heart. These are the plants that I have seen the butterflies and hummingbirds on. I would like to expand the garden and attract more and different species throughout the spring, summer and early fall. I would also like reccommendations for evergreens, preferably with berries or leaves that change colors (to red in fall, for example) and some reccommendations for good cutting plants. I know that’s alot, thank you in advance!

STEWERT

ucme asked:


I am trying to think of spring wedding color combinations that are different. I really wanted coral and pink but I saw my cousing had those colors at her wedding last year we I refuse to be like her. I would love to try the new spring combination of lime green or (light green) with a light blue, the problem how am I going to find flowers with these colors. No I have not went to a florist yet, before I go I wanted to have a idea if anything like this exist, I didn’t want to look stupid. Any florist or anyone who has conquered these colors help me out please

STORCH

CassandraM asked:


The geraniums are coral colored, and the vinca is a varigated leaf (dark green to yellow) in color. I originally planted this with a light peachy-looking verbena that was gorgeous in the spring and for the first part of summer….but here lately, in spite of my best efforts, the verbena got leggy, sparse looking in blooms, and the foilage turned a faded, dusty looking color. Very unhealthy looking.

I pulled up all the verbena today, so now I have pots and window planters with gaping holes to fill until we buy mums in the fall. What would work well as an accent plant with these combinations?

(ps - has to be sun tolerant and drought hardy - we have zero trees in front of our house, and we get ALOT of sun throughout the day.)

Thanks for your help!

GOODSON