Gardening And More

January Gardening Calendar Start planning for Spring. January is the perfect month to start planning your garden for the current year. As a refresher for last year’s thoughts, ideas or plants you were thinking about purchasing, dust off your gardening journal to see what changes or additions you want to make this year. A garden is always evolving. Start looking at seed and garden catalogs. January is a good time to start planning this year’s design features and plants. Seeds and new introduction plants sell out quickly. Don’t miss out and wait, try to order your seeds or reserve your plants soon. Reserving your plant purchase guarantees the plant will ship at the proper time for planting in your USDA zone. Seed starting Kits. Growers recommend starting the seeds indoors in a bright location to get a jump start to spring. There are seed starting kits which are advertised as seed starter germination kit or seed starter greenhouse kit. The kits usually feature a tray, growing med...

                                                                                       Live Plant Sale HibiscusAndMore is very excited to announce their first plant sale of the season. HibiscusAndMore is back in business offering the beautiful plants such as Live Fresh Herbs and House Plants. All plants are planted in OMRI organic listed soil, and the plants are in 3-inch eco-friendly, biodegradable pots that are ready to be transplanted into your favorite container or directly in the garden. Click Here for Live Plants. This year our beloved Monarch butterfly is now listed on the endangered species list. As gardener’s we need to help and fast. My book, Gardening for the Butterflies will help get you started. Need more informati...

  Christmas, Holiday, and Gardening Gift Ideas Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Hibiscus and More. At Hibiscus and More we offer a fine selection of gardening and artistic gifts for all your shopping needs. Please feel free to browse our online catalog to find the perfect gift(s): Gardening Books: Southeast Style Gardening: Garden Design, Guides, and Notes.  Available in paperback or kindle. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Southeast-Style-Gardening-Garden-Designs/dp/B08YNXJGMB/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2GTUVJY1W8SSZ&keywords=southeast+style+gardening&qid=1670093763&s=books&sprefix=southeast+style+gardening%2Cstripbooks%2C107&sr=1-3 The perfect gift for the butterfly gardener is Gardening for the Butterflies: Designing and Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Landscape.  Link: https://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Butterflies-Designing-Butterfly-Friendly-Landscape/dp/B0B6LKWFJT/ref=sr_1_21?crid=18GI7S9OGRWKP&keywords=gardening+for+the+butterflies&qid=16700...

  Bring back the butterflies with this book: Gardening for the Butterflies: Designing and Creating a Butterfly-Friendly Landscape. The book is written for the novice or experienced gardener that wants to encourage butterflies to their area. The book is arranged alphabetically by botanical or scientific name. Over 100 species are featured and are arranged by plant usage - Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Annual, Perennials, and Herbs. Over 390 color photographs depicting some of the many butterfly plants and cultural requirements that will attract butterflies stating whether the species is nectar, larval host plant or both. After each section there is a nectar and larval food plants list. It’s simple to read and understand with step-by-step instructions for butterfly and container gardening. In recent years, the natural habitat of the butterfly has gradually diminished due to the rapid growth of modern cities and suburbs, climate change, extreme weather, and loss of native habitats. In ...