Slide show: Gloriosa daisies
Gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta) blooms most all summer long. And there are cultivars of these floriferous full-sun-loving perennials with more habits and flower colors than there used to be, as well.
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August 2011
Wheel bug
The wheel bug is an assassin bug that preys on insects that include aphids, hairy caterpillars, fall webworms and sawflies.
Slide show: Home remedies
We’ve all read those handy tips about using do-it-yourself home remedies for the garden using items you have around the house.
Jewelweed
The summer flowers of 6-ft.-tall jewelweed range from clear yellow to red orange and open in clusters of one to three flowers each at the leaf axils.
Slide show: Multiseason showoffs
It takes a bit of effort to get a new shrub or tree established and growing strong. You don’t want to throw all that work away on a plant that only looks good while it’s blooming for one week. Each of these will look fantastic long after their flowers have faded!
Septoria leaf spot on tomatoes
Right after the tomatoes begin forming in early summer, septoria leaf spot starts showing up on the leaves closest to the ground.
Slide show: Design with purple
The color purple can evoke royalty, the sky at twilight or dusky shadows. Want to create intense color contrasts in your garden or a relaxing, beckoning retreat?
Colorado potato bug
The larvae and the 1/2-in.-long adults chew large, ragged holes in leaves, flowers and fruit of potato, pepper, eggplant and tomatoes.
Slide show: Shape up a container
By midsummer your containers have been growing furiously for several weeks and could really use a little shape-up.
Common dayflower
In late spring, common dayflower’s blue flowers open at the end of the stems. Each flower lasts one day, opening only in the morning or on cloudy days.
