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Garden Zone: 7a
Plants in my Garden: Purple coneflower, Autumn Joy Seedum, Rudbeckia/Black Eyed Susans, Rose of Sharon & tropical hibiscus, Corel Bells, Bee Balm, Shasta Daisies, Coreopsis/Tickseed, Veronica/speedwell, Butterfly Bush, Gerbera Daisies, Hydrangea, Hollyhock Mallow, Purple sage, Blanket Flower
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: Watching the plants evolve in their own way
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: at a local nursery/garden center!
Occupation: student
Plants in my Garden: Purple coneflower, Autumn Joy Seedum, Rudbeckia/Black Eyed Susans, Rose of Sharon & tropical hibiscus, Corel Bells, Bee Balm, Shasta Daisies, Coreopsis/Tickseed, Veronica/speedwell, Butterfly Bush, Gerbera Daisies, Hydrangea, Hollyhock Mallow, Purple sage, Blanket Flower
Favorite Aspect of Gardening: Watching the plants evolve in their own way
If I'm not in my garden, I can usually be found: at a local nursery/garden center!
Occupation: student
About gardendude
Hey, my name's Rudy and I am a college student majoring in horticulture. I used to hate any kind of yard work but when I started helping my mom put together a garden in our back yard a few years ago, I realized I enjoyed being around plants and watching them grow...I felt like I was contributing something back to the earth. Since then I've continued to work on that garden and am taking classes at the community college. My plan is to eventually start my own landscaping business, buy some land out in the country and start a small farm, grow all kinds of organic crops and sell them. In the meantime, I work in the produce dept. at Kroger and am somewhat of a political activist (Ron Paul libertarian!)
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Change in the air for next spring
Some big changes may be on the way for next spring, if the La Nina weather pattern that has been keeping much of the southeast in a drought continues next year. Some of the plants in my garden are fussing about the lack of moisture in the ground. Eve...
Hibiscus blooms!
I brought this hibiscus (first two pics) home from Kroger last month...it was in very sorry shape due to excessive water on the leaves from the overhead sprinkler system. I planted it and just about every leaf turned yellow and fell off. Now it has a...
Couldn't resist!
Relatives sent me some money for my birthday, so naturally I went to the nursery and got some more plants. After a long while of walking around, trying to picture in my head what areas of my yard get how much sun and shade, I ended up getting two Kno...
new additions & update
I had some more free time the other day....so naturally I went over to the nursery and bought some plants to fill in the last of the bare spots in the garden. Came home with coral bells (the green type) and one of the new Encore azaleas, Autumn Sa...
Garden is a poppin!
The weather here is finally staying in the 70s, and the skies are bright and blue. Which means I'm back out in the garden, seeing how things are coming along. Just added some spirea and a few nandina along the side fence, and some purple sage, blanke...
Some big changes may be on the way for next spring, if the La Nina weather pattern that has been keeping much of the southeast in a drought continues next year. Some of the plants in my garden are fussing about the lack of moisture in the ground. Eve...
Hibiscus blooms!
I brought this hibiscus (first two pics) home from Kroger last month...it was in very sorry shape due to excessive water on the leaves from the overhead sprinkler system. I planted it and just about every leaf turned yellow and fell off. Now it has a...
Couldn't resist!
Relatives sent me some money for my birthday, so naturally I went to the nursery and got some more plants. After a long while of walking around, trying to picture in my head what areas of my yard get how much sun and shade, I ended up getting two Kno...
new additions & update
I had some more free time the other day....so naturally I went over to the nursery and bought some plants to fill in the last of the bare spots in the garden. Came home with coral bells (the green type) and one of the new Encore azaleas, Autumn Sa...
Garden is a poppin!
The weather here is finally staying in the 70s, and the skies are bright and blue. Which means I'm back out in the garden, seeing how things are coming along. Just added some spirea and a few nandina along the side fence, and some purple sage, blanke...
