Shasta Daisies Shine in Gardens and Mixed Containers
Norman Winter notes Shasta daisies varieties like Banana Cream Becky and Mount Hood excel in landscape and mixed containers. They require six hours sun well-drained soil and regular feeding with deadheading to sustain bloom. Native to Portugal and the Pyrenees, these white and creamy yellow flowers brighten gardens and wedding dreams alike.
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Keep those containers thriving this Iowa summer
Veronica Lorson Fowler offers practical tips for container care in hot dry Iowa weather. Ensure adequate light with 4–6 hours, water often in heat, mulch containers, group pots for efficiency, and monitor for drying soil. Pinch affected leaves, fertilize regularly, and use a homemade insecticidal soap for pests. If a plant looks beyond help, replace it.
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June To Do List For Gardening Enthusiasts
Veronica Lorson Fowler outlines June gardening tasks. Divide spring bloom perennials, avoid late bloomers, deadhead flowers, weed after rain, mulch to prevent regrowth, plant container grown trees shrubs and roses, skip bare root plantings, remove dead wood in damaged shrubs, trim tulip and daffodil foliage, pinch mum buds until July fourth, harvest early and often, pick zucchini with flowers, remove bolting lettuce, prune old raspberry canes, and check bulb catalogs for fall orders.
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