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Compost...
is one of nature's best mulches and soil amendments, and you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers. Making compost is often considered to be complex but all you need to do is provide the right ingredients and let nature do the rest.
Baptisia australis...
voted the perennial plant of the year for 2010, by the Perennial Plant Association membership.
Prepare now...
Make sure all your tools have been cleaned, sharpened, and are ready to go.
Summer Flowering Vines
Black-eyed Susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Best suited for the Coastal and Tropical South.
This is a perennial vine normally grown as a summer annual. It is a trailing or twinning plant that may over winter in the Coastal and Tropical Southern regions. The 1 inch flowers are orange, yellow or white with purple-black throat.
Confederate Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
Best suited for the Lower, Coastal and Tropical South.
A nice selection to train on walls, fences or arbors. This evergreen vine will grow to 20 ft with support. A large display of 1 inch white flowers in clusters on side branches. Also has a variegated variety.
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
This evergreen or semievergreen woody vine will grow 30' or more very quickly. Climbs by tendrils and holdfast disks. Useful for covering masonary walls. The 2 inch trumpet-shaped flowers are usually brownish red or brownish orange.
Better suited for the Middle, Lower, Coastal and Tropical Southern climates.
Passion vine
Passiflora
With several species available the zones will vary. This climbing vine uses trendils to climb to heights of 20 to 30 feet. The common name comes from the flower parts appearing to symbolize the elements of the passion of Christ. Colors include blue, purple, red and salmon depending on species.
The species, P. incarnata is also refered to as Maypop. A decidious plant in all zones. The 2 inch fruits are considered edible although I've never tried it. This one is fairly invasive in my yard.