SWEET POTATO VINE

SWEET POTATO VINE IS NICE ADDITION TO PLANTING. I HAVE GROWN IN POTS AND THEY ARE DOING REALLY WELL. I SAW SOMEWHERE THE VINE WAS GROWN AS GROUND COVER AND IT LOOKED VERY LUSH. I LIKED IT SO MUCH THINK I AM GOING TO TRY IT AS GROUND COVER NEXT SEASON.

MANGO TREE IN KANSAS

MANGO TREE IN KANSAS. YES I GREW THIS TREE FROM SEED, IT IS ABOUT A FOOT TALL. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT YOU CAN GROW MANGO TREE INSIDE SO WHEN HARSH KANSAS WINTER COMES AROUND I WILL SCOOP IT UP IN A POT AND BRING IT INSIDE. SOMEONE ALSO SAID THAT IT DOES WELL IN A POT TOO.

CLEMATIS

CLEMATIS HAS GREAT BLOOMS. FLOWERS BLOOM ALL SUMMER. IF YOU WANT MORE BLOOMS YOU WILL HAVE TO PINCH OFF BEFORE IT GOES TO SEEDS. WONDERFUL CLIMBING PERENNIAL PLANTS BUT REQUIRE SOME SUPPORT OR TRELLIS OR ARBOR FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DISPLAY.

PRIVET SHRUBS

GOLDEN PRIVET BUSHES ARE EYE CATCHING AROUND THE LANDSCAPING. THESE BUSHES BRING SUCH A BRIGHT ADDITION TO THE YARD. THE ARE VER EASY TO MAINTAIN. YOU CAN PRUNE IT ROUND OR SQUARE OR OTHER SHAPE. MOSTLY, THE RICH GOLDEN WITH TOUCH OF GREEN BASE FOLIAGE

OTHER PRIVET IS THE VARIEGATED TYPE WHICH IS ALSO INTERESTING AND VERY ELEGANT. I PLANTED ONE THIS YEAR AND I AM KINDA WAITING TO SEE IF HOW WELL THE VARIEGATED PRIVET GROW VERSUS THE GOLDEN PRIVET.

DIANTHUS

MY ANNUAL DIANTHUS NEVER DIES EVEN IN THE HARSH KANSAS WINTER...(I COULD PICTURE PEOPLE FROM MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN STATES LAUGHING AT ME FOR SAYING "HARSH WINTER" IN KANSAS. I USUALLY BUY THE ANNUAL DIANTHUS BECAUSE THE GRAYISH COLOR PERENNIAL DIANTHUS COSTS LITTLE MORE.

CELOSIA

BEAUTIFUL CELOSIA ARE MY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLANTS. THESE ANNUAL PLANTS BRING REDS, YELLOWS, ORANGES AND MORE TO YOUR GARDEN. EVEN THOUGH THESE PLANTS ARE ANNUAL THERE SEEDS CAN BE SAVED FOR NEW GROWING SEASON. THEY ARE SO EASY TO GROW. IF YOU LET THE PLANT GO TO SEEDS AND IF YOU DON'T CLEAN UP THE FLOWER BED YOU WILL HAVE ERUPTION OF SO MANY PLANTS IN THE SPRING.

NADINA

THE NADINA IN THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT WAS GROWN FROM A SEED. NOT AN EASY PLANT TO GROW FROM SEEDS BUT THE REWARD IS THERE WHEN YOU GROW ANYTHING FROM A SEED BECAUSE YOU SEE SEEDLING SO SMALL AND DELICATE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY TURN INTO A STRONG HEALTHY PLANT. THIS PLANT IS LOOKS GREAT ON THE FRONT PORCH OR NEAR THE FRONT DOOR. THIS PLANT GIVES THE FEEL OF LIGHTNESS AND DELICATE BUT MASS AND FULL.