The Growing Season, July 22, 2023 - Long Bloomers
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"I'm sorry Kate, but there are going to be times in your garden where green is going to be the only colour..." Why?   Why does this have to be the way that it is?  Kate! Get a second opinion. Jack, Lynne and Matt discuss long blooming plants and how to bloom phase so that your garden is colourful from March to early November.  It's possible and The Growing Season tells you how to do it. Sedum, tickseed, phlox, weigela, rose of sharon and the legendary potentilla are all spotlighted in an effort to keep the colour coming consecutively.  Tips For Success From The Growing Season features tips on how to prolong the length of blooms on annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs.  Lynne discusses frustrating your annuals on purpose to keep them blooming for ever and ever.  Matt gushes over Yarrow - and why wouldn't you?   THIS THING BLOOMS LIKE STINK! Looking to book a consult for your property?  We'd love to help.  CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast.  CLICK HERE. 
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