Turn Lanudry Soap Bottles Into Handy Scoops



Rinse out very well before use!



Grab a pair of scissors and cut off the top of that detergent bottle and use have a scoop for like a thousand different uses!  These are great to take to the beach to scoop sand and water for those summer masterpieces.  You can scoop just about anything...bird feed, salt for sidewalks, potting dirt...you name it!  I have also used them for watering pots...easy watering can!  I have to say that the kids love these the best...we take several to the beach and let others have them to take home too.

Trailing Begonia...Brillant Show Stopper for Hanging Baskets & Pots

The trailing begonia is has become one of my favs in the last couple of seasons.  They are bright, colorful show stoppers that stand up and show off.  I have used them quite a bit in custom pots for customers who are looking for WOW!

This stunning semi-trailing Begonia is free flowering from April to October. Each plant is covered with 100’s of flowers throughout the growing season. Begonia Million Kisses does not require deadheading or trimming.  They can handle full sun with proper watering and do not seem to scorch.  I love using this in custom pots...fills quickly and elegantly overflows!

COLOR OF THE YEAR 2011

Honeysuckle is the Pantone color of the year.  Courageous...Confident...Vital...  This is the color that fashion, interior decorating, gardening, retail displays etc will be looking to incorporate this year!  Bold and empowering this color is said to help people face troubles and meet the challenges of everyday life!

Incrediball Hydrangea

I have at least 5 different varieties of hydrangeas in my gardens..including this one!  Incrediball Hydrangea is really amazing and puts on a great summer show.  The flower heads are ginormous!

The huge white blooms have a slight green tinge and measure an incredible 12" wide! Stems are so strong that they’ll easily support these enormous flowers, even in a rainstorm. A superb improvement over Annabelle, with giant blooms that have roughly four times as many flowers as Annabelle. The show begins in midsummer with huge round blooms clustered atop large branches surrounded by medium green oval leaves. Astonishing blooms keep coming for up to two months in this hardiest of summer-blooming hydrangeas. Cut back in spring to promote flowering on summer wood. Fantastic as a specimen shrub or in a border.  This specimen should be fairly easy to get around town at any gardening center!

The Purpose Driven Gardener

Fruits and vegetables don't only taste good--they look amazing in the garden too!  Homeowners are seeing the value in incorporating them into their gardens!  Small fruit shrubs like blueberries will be hugely popular again this year!  Enjoy your fruits and have a nice shrub with fall color!

Weeping Larch---A Dramatic Specimen Tree

Weeping Larch is a graceful, small, deciduous conifer with elegant drooping foliage and branches.  I absolutely love this unique specimen tree as it draws immediate attention to the landscape.  It does best in a well-drained open site, with cool, moist soil. It will tolerate wet soil.  Fertilize with Holly Tone once or twice a season for optimal health.  This tree may be a little more difficult than some to find but your local landscaper can get them for you.  I have two on order for customers already!

Hardy Ice Plant...Drought Resistant!



I have this planted along some boulders in the full sun and
it looks fantastic and requires little to no care during the season.

 Ice plants are drought tolerant, and experience few insect or disease problems. So they make a gardener’s life a little easier. In general the only problems might be deer damage, and possibly scale. They make excellent ground covers for banks and slopes.
It does prefer dry and sandy soil and does not like wet soil in the winter. Hot conditions keep the flowers blooming most of the summer and it requires little to no care. Delosperma looks great as a ground cover in a rock garden or in front of a perennial border.  This one may be slightly hard to find.  I always order several to keep on hand!