Your Friend in the Garden.....
If your garden is looking a little tired, particularly in the late-summer heat, add fall chrysanthemums to bring a pop of color. These tender perennials, commonly known as mums, are easy to grow and come in a variety of colors, as well as different flower shapes, with the daisy shape or the pompon shape being the most common.
Local garden centers are well-stocked right now and the blooms will last until frost.
Gardeners have two special events in the region this weekend: the Apalachicola Home and Garden Symposium and Tour on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, and the Tallahassee Area Rose Society tour of rose gardens on Sunday afternoon, May 5. Admission costs vary to the different events in Apalachicola, including the Friday luncheon featuring Ms. Grow-It-All as speaker, but the rose garden tour is free. Check the Garden Calendar at https://www.msgrowitall.com/Calendar for details.
