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Hoping you have a wonderful Mother's Day celebration!
After Mothers, in this newsletter, we’re offering tribute to those small businesses who’ve helped sustain us for years, including through this time of uncertainty. At the same time, I invite you all to look for and support your local family-run businesses. They could really benefit from your patronage.
Back to the garden! I took this simple photo of the pansies, set in a bed of comfrey, backed up by pink Knock-out roses. Nice layers. But what else can you see? Or is it just me?
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| Inviting Pollinators
We plant shrubs and flowers throughout to attract pollinators for the entire season. Pollinators include butterflies, and we’ve found the 17 best plants for attracting butterflies. As the early blooms fade, they’re replaced with dahlias, nasturtiums, marigolds, butterfly bushes (very popular), and Joe Pye weed (a member of the milkweed family). Some are annuals, perennials, and shrubs. You may enjoy this article on butterfly bushes. Whims of the WeatherWhat? Weekend forecast says 34 degree lows in May in zone 7a? Again, a reminder of the whims of the weather, regardless of the USDA Hardiness Zone averages. We’ll button up with frost covers placed over the tender tomatoes. |
| | Covering our Early Girls-some have little tomatoes already!
Tomatoes in the Ground!
Plus, earlier this week we planted several tomato varieties in the ground, and they’ll get the same cover treatment. Fortunately, most of our current crops, the brassicas, carrots, and herbs, can take a nip of frost.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
That’s our update. How’s your garden looking these days? Send your photos, comments, and tips... We love to hear from you. Send to our facebook page, or reply to this email: So let’s support our local family businesses, grow plants for pollinators, and cover up to keep your tender veggies protected. 😎🌿☀️
Keep on growing!
Coleman & LeAura, GardensAll.com
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