MAY GARDENER
o u t d o o r s
L a s t y e a r,
m y g a r d e n
m u m s g r e w
r e d ly le g g y .
I k e e n t h e m
H o w d o I k e e p
____
c o m p a c t, lik e w h e n
yO U b u y th e m ? Pinching
or cutting off the stem tips will
cause mums to branch out and
stay more compact Do this when
the plants are
6
inches tall, and
again a few weeks later (but no
later than the
4
th of July). The
next time you buy mums, look for
cushion- or carpet-type mums,
which stay low and compact
without pinching.
PLANTINGS
b r i n g i t o n
A u g u s ta B lu e S k ie s c u p flo w e r
(Nierembergia)
c a n ta k e a ll t h e
h e a t M o t h e r N a tu r e c a n d is h o u t,
w h ic h m a k e s it id e a l f o r h o t, fu ll
su n lo c a tio n s n e x t t o p a v e m e n t o r
e x p o s e d w a lls . A lo w , m o u n d in g
a n n u a l, it b lo o m s a ll s u m m e r,
c o v e r in g it s e lf in p u rp le flo w e r s
u n til fr o s t . It t h r iv e s w ith re g u la r
w a t e r b u t n e e d s g o o d d ra in a g e .
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