365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!
Showing posts with label hanging baskets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hanging baskets. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2018
Scaevola From Down Under
Day 227: As I was wandering around Watson's Nursery looking for annuals for my hanging baskets, I encountered this relatively new introduction to the US gardening scene. Scaevola is an Australian/Polynesian species, known commonly as Fan Flower or Half-Flower. It has trailing stems, a long flowering period, and purportedly tolerates forgetful watering, a feature I hope not to put to the test. It comes in a number of different colours. It seems to grow fairly rapidly. Mine have only been in the baskets a few weeks and are already starting to hang over the sides, flowers emerging at almost every node. I think I'm going to like this one!
Labels:
Fan Flower,
gardening,
Half-Flower,
hanging baskets,
Scaevola
Friday, July 4, 2014
Hot As A Firecracker
Day 277: Easy to grow, fibrous begonias are great for edgings or hanging baskets. I used this dark-foliage variety to fill in the centers of the two baskets above my back porch. They get plenty of sun until 2 PM and are rewarding me with "hot as a firecracker" color for the Fourth of July. Happy holidays!
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