Happy Spring!!!

First let me share with you that the Master Gardeners are having a plant sale next weekend at the Georgia National Fairgrounds (April 4th and 5th). You will find all kinds of cool stuff and pretty good prices. There is an entry fee but I don't think it's more than a couple of bucks.

Now for today's topic, these days everyone wants more bang for their buck and that includes gardening. Here are a couple of tips, beware of buying violas and pansies right now. They're a nice splash of color and the gardening centers are selling them but it's toward the end of their season. I love the violas especially (see picture below) but you'll be pulling them out of the ground in a couple of weeks or so because the heat will tear them up.

Secondly, you will get more mileage out of your wallet and your greenery if you buy perennials. These plants by definition come back every year as opposed to annuals which only last for one season and they're done. Some good perennials to plant in our dry area include coreopsis, black-eyed susans and gerbera daises. Speaking of daisies, a couple of local nurseries have gotten shipments of the stunning long stem gerberas. These plants are like the Cadillac of the daisy family. They run about ten to fourteen bucks per plant.

Well that's it for this go round. Hope you like the new blog area on the site.