Carmen Johnston

Do you know the difference? 💚 please share your tips if you have had success planting floral hydrangeas in your garden 💚

Getting excited about SPRING! It is too early to plant but dave this recipe so you are ready when it is time to plant. 🌿⛅️🌸 Great shade combo- impatiens, caladiums, autumn ferns #garden #spring #flowers

Angelonia!!! She can take the heat and I love to use her in my beds and containers! #flowers #gardening

Love these plants 1. Mazus 2. Ajuga 3. Wintergreen Boxwoods #garden #gardening #platnttips #spring

Do you know about the 10-count rule? Look in my bio for my favorite watering wand 💚

Y’all this is how we keep our geraniums looking beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Which is your favorite? I definitely love the Kimberly Queen 💚

Instead of a boxwood or another bush, you can use containers to help anchor a space or a garden bed! The trick to making it work? When selecting your vessels, pick three—one small, one medium, and one large, all in the same shape and material. Use trailing ‘Cora Cascade Polka Dot’ vincas as the base for all the containers. In the second vessel, use White Delight’ caladiums and ‘Lemon Twist’ plectranthus for height. In the biggest pot, complement those same plants with ‘Kimberly Queen’ ferns, ‘Peppermint’ strap-leaf caladiums, and creeping Jenny for a dose of warm, summery color. They can take the intense heat and full sun.

Plant them high so they will not die…plant them low they will not grow 💚

Give your plants a tilt when planting your container gardens 💚

Praying for a safe weekend!

Fabulous window box filled with herbs and perennials for the full sun 💚#gardening #garden #spring

Mona Lavender Plectranthus!!!! She can take the heat 💚

Key tips to prevent wilting: Cut in the morning…When the plant is fully hydrated but if I need them I cut them whenever 💙 Use a clean, sharp pair of cutters to cut the stem and a veggie peeler to strike all four sides…allows the water to soak up more Dip stem ends in alum (you can buy in the spice aisle) this prevents the stem from sealing off, improves water uptake. Alum is acidic and astringent and it stops the sap from clogging up the stem. When the vessels are opened up, the flower head stays plump and hydrated longer 💙 Submerge blooms in water….if wilting occurs, soak the entire bloom in water for several hours to rehydrate…I will often do this overnight! #garden #hydrangeas

Full Sun Containter 💚 Full Sun Container Mandevilla Plectranthus Diamond Frost Mini Vista Petunias #gardening #platnttips #garden #spring #Summer

Y’all of my favs 💚 in the garden this time of year! #gardening #garden

Be sure to check your frost-free date before you plant!

Yes!!!!! A few of my tips 💚

Give your petunias a haircut!!!! #garden #gardening #spring

All of my favs!!! 💜