Backyard Vacation Spot
 

Summer is finally here! Bright and sunny. Time to get away, but there's no need to go far. Make your own backyard your favorite vacation spot. Whether it is a butterfly or hummingbird garden, or a unique fountain, your backyard can be a place of colorful rest and relaxation.

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 When it's hot...
 

With the onset of summer heat, we are all left wondering how to keep our plants alive. Always stick to your Watering regiment for new plants.

Another way is to select some drought tolerant plants. For your gardening pleasure we carry the following...

Drought Tolerant Annuals: Ageratum-- Begonia-- Celosia-- Cleome-- Cosmos-- Geranium-- Lantana-- Marigold-- Melampodium-- Nicotiana-- Petunia-- Portulaca-- Rudbeckia-- Salvia-- Verbena-- Zinnia--
Drought Tolerant Perennials: Achillea filenpendula (Yarrow)-- Baptismal australis (False Indigo)-- Coreopsis sp. (Tickseed)-- Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower)-- Euphorbia sp. (Spurge)-- Gaillardia sp. (Blanket Flower)-- Lavandula sp. (Lavender)-- Liatris spicata (Gayfeather)-- Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)-- Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan)-- Salvia sp. (Sage)-- Sedum sp. (Stonecrop)-- Sempervivum sp. (Hens and Chicks)-- Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle yucca)--
Drought Tolerant Trees: Acer rubrum (Red maple)-- Cedrus atlandica (Atlas cedar)-- Cercis canadensis (Redbud)-- Crataegus phaenopyrum (Hawthorn)--
Drought Tolerant Shrubs: Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia)-- Juniperus spp (Junipers)-- Nandina domestica Heavenly bamboo)-- Physocarpus opulifolius (Ninebark)-- Potentilla fruticosa (Cinquefoil)

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