All Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana) are over-achievers, blooming from early spring until the first frost in fall ends their life cycle. However, the double variety is a double over-achiever, producing double-petaled blooms throughout its annual lifespan. Planting and growing these colorful annual flowers is easy with these tips. Planting Location Double Impatiens are hardy in most
New Guinea Impatiens Info Impatiens of all varieties are reliable shade-garden favorites that are hardy in most growing zones across the nation. While prized for their petite mounds of colorful blooms and easy-care growing habits, one variety is becoming a stand-out, and that’s the New Guinea impatiens. Larger than other varieties of this annual plant,
Fast Growing Roses Roses have been a favorite garden flower for centuries. Pretty to look at, fragrant to smell and easy to grow. Some roses make you wait for their beauty to unfold, growing only a few inches each year and taking up to seven years to produce a bloom. Some things in life are
Getting Rid Of Stink Bugs Children are thrilled to discover a stink bug in the yard, it makes for a smelly toy that is sure to elicit gags and squeals of disgust from nearby adults. While the occasional stink bug, also known as the shield bug, found in the yard is not a threat to
Will a Stink Bug Bite Me? Stink bugs (Pentatomoidea) are so named because of the offensive odor they emit when touched or crushed. The odor is so putrid it will trigger the gag reflex in humans and cause predators to run in the opposite direction. Since few people remain in close enough proximity to a
This fragrant heirloom rose has been around since the mid-1960s and is a favorite in many home gardens because of its easy care and long blooming season. The Altissimo rose is a disease-resistant climber that produces large, single-petal, fragrant red blooms all summer long if cared for properly. Use these guidelines for planting and growing
Cabbage Roses Via ItalianFoodForever.com The Cabbage Rose, or Rosa Centifolia, is a commonly selected alternative to the typical wedding rose Floribunda, the “Iceberg Rose” as it is often termed. Also known as the Provence Rose and Rose de Mai, the Cabbage Rose holds Dutch origins being first grown in the seventeenth century. These shrubby, round roses
The April Moon Rose is an heirloom rose that produces large, fragrant blooms all summer long. The buds of this heirloom rose start out red, and then the blooms slowly unfurl to reveal a lemon-yellow rose that can be as large as 5 inches in diameter. As the April Moon Rose produces its last blooms
