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Tag Archives: daisies

A container planting includes daisies.

A container recipe for divine daisies spring to fall

It’s a given that daisies are the happiest of plants so when you fill out a container planting of them with equally cheerful flowers like petunias and calibrachoa in bright shades of pink, yellow, and red, it’s so easy for the whole thing to take a sharp turn into crazy clown town. So how do you…

May 4, 2017 in Dept. of Containers, Plant stars: Sun to Part Shade.

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Hi! I'm Crys Stewart. I'm a garden enthusiast, organic horticulture specialist and columnist. But mostly I like to grow stuff, visit other gardens, try to get to know plants and wildlife a little better and then take photos and write about it all. I hope you enjoy these posts and let me know what you think.

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