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The Great Garden Treasure Rummage
Starts Today!
Friday, July 29 through Sunday, August 14
This is our annual 'Lemons & Leftovers' sale. We are cleaning out our warehouse and finding treasures galore. Enjoy specials of 50% off or more on select garden art, statuary, gift items, and more. Rummage through our benches and you may find a treasure for your garden. Shop early for the best pickin!
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Vaughn's Lillie Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Vaughn's Lillie'
Wow! Look at those flowers - they are bigger than your hand! This oakleaf hydrangea has large and extraordinarily full heads of white flowers that practically smother this compact shrub. Superb burgundy-red fall foliage and peeling reddish-brown bark add interest year-round. It grows well in partial shade.
'Vaughn's Lillie' has an interesting feature - it is a useful plant in firescaping. Not a term used much in our area, but you can learn more about that here. (Remember, learn something new every day.)
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Tomato Hornworms
Are your tomato leaves disappearing overnight? It's most likely the tomato hornworm. This large green caterpiller is a master of disguise blending in so well with the foliage that its hard to see them. They also like to feast on tasty tomatoes.
Stop this muncher with an application of Dipel Dust (Bt) or Captain Jack's Deadbug Brew (Spinosad).
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Flashes of Red
Another exciting bird sighting this week! It was the red flash of the scarlet tanager reported by two BGC friends. This medium size songbird is actually a member of the cardinal family.
The male scarlet tanager pictured above has bright red feathers during breeding season. They nest in forest areas and occasionally in some suburban areas with large trees. Tanagers are a bit evasive as they usually stay hidden in the forest, making an appearance once in a while to capture an insect. They also feed on spiders and fruit.
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