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October Gardening Calendar – 2023 As the gardening calendar turns to October the fall season begins to unfold with beautiful cooler weather and the start of seasonal color changes. October brings gardener’s wonderful cooler weather to get out in our garden and perform our October gardening calendar tasks. I would like to mention a few gardening tips for the month of October. Plant New Shrubs, Trees, and Perennials: Have you been thinking about replacing a few shrubs that just did not quite get established in the landscape or just need to be replaced, or planting a new shade or flowering tree that you just cannot live without in your landscape? Now, is the time to start thinking about making that purchase? The fall season is an excellent time to add new shrubs, trees, and perennials to your landscape.  This time of year  will let your newly planted shrubs, trees, and perennials to get a head start by developing and establishing new root growth in the soil. Garden centers adv...

  October Gardening Calendar – 2022 As the gardening calendar turns to October the fall season begins to unfold with beautiful cooler weather and the start of seasonal color changes. The season brings all of us gardener’s wonderful cooler weather to get out in our garden and perform our October gardening calendar tasks. I would like to mention a few gardening tips for the month of October. Plant New Shrubs, Trees, and Perennials: Have you been thinking about replacing a few shrubs that just did not quite get established in the landscape or just need to be replaced, or planting a new shade or flowering tree that you just cannot live without in your landscape? Now, is the time to start thinking about making that purchase? The fall season is an excellent time to add new shrubs, trees, and perennials to your landscape. This time of year, will let your newly planted shrubs, trees, and perennials to get a head start by developing and establishing new root growth in the soil. Garden ...

Hibiscus and More’s Rockin’ Ribbon Wreaths will express your feelings to your special someone, whether they be friend, spouse, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or lover. I would like to introduce our Rockin’ Ribbon Wreaths. No Matter what the occasion you are celebrating we have the Rockin’ Ribbon Wreath to make it a lasting memory. Give a gift that will last a lifetime. Each Rockin’ Ribbon Wreath is made of 100% recycled guitar strings with your favorite holiday ribbon to represent the occasion. Each Rockin’ Ribbon Wreath is unique and no two are exactly the same. You will have an original piece of art that will last a lifetime. There are several occasions or events to represent in Hibiscus and More’s Rockin’ Ribbon Wreaths such as: New Year’s, Valentine’s, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New baby, Birthday, Friendship, Sympathy, Get Well, Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Halloween, First Day of School, Secret...

Fall Bulbs As the Labor Day Weekend comes to a close that is our signal that the fall season will be coming very soon. We as gardeners know that we have a mental list of gardening duties to perform before the fall season ends. One of the gardening duties would be to plan ahead for planting fall bulbs in your garden. Fall bulbs are sold only for a limited time during the season and should be purchased in advance because a few of the bulbs mentioned require to be chilled in the refrigerator before planting, if you reside in USDA zones 11, 10, and 9. Crocus, Hyacinths, Narcissus, Daffodils, and Paperwhites all require 4 to 6 weeks of chilling. Tulips require 8 weeks of chilling. Bulbs are easy to plant and give you wonderful spring color. Anemone. Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade. Height: 10 – 15”. Planting Requirements: 2 “deep at 3 – 4” apart planting on their sides. Soak the tubers over night before planting and water well after planting. Planting months are fr...