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Regional Gardening Tips for June June 13, 2017
Hanging Basket
Whether they’re welcoming visitors to your front porch, lining a walkway, or decorating a deck or arbor, giant hanging baskets make big impact! Here’s the best part: They’re surprisingly simple to make, easy on the wallet and, when they’re planted and cared for properly, they can provide continuous beauty throughout spring and summer.

Learn how to plant a hanging basket, and remember to use Osmocote® Plus Outdoor & Indoor Plant Food to give your plants the steady nutrition they need for optimal health and stunning color!
Great Plants to Contain
Succulents    
Hawaiian Ti Tradescantia Million Bells
Succulents Tropical Beauties Foliage Hang-ups Trailing Temptations
Massed Container PlantsPot-bound plants are completely dependent on you. But when you follow the basic rules of container gardening, you’ll discover a wonderfully rewarding way to grow! Add beauty, color and curb appeal to small spaces, lifeless entryways and boring patios by following these four tips to success: Buy a good planter, get the right potting soil, water and use a great fertilizer. A dose of Osmocote® Plus Outdoor & Indoor Plant Food will help give your potted plants the nutrients they need throughout the season, proving that you can’t stop garden beauty, even when it’s contained!
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Featured Plant
Ivy-leaved geranium
Ivy-leaved geranium
Botanical Plant Name:
Pelargonium peltatum
If you’re looking for an eye-catching bloomer that spills beautifully over the edges of window boxes and containers, this is your plant! Ivy-leaved geranium bears fleshy, deep-green, five-lobed leaves on long lax stems and clusters of red, orange, pink, salmon, lavender or white flowers. It does best in cool sun and fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. In hot climates, give it several hours of midday and afternoon shade. A dose of Osmocote® Plus Outdoor & Indoor Plant Food at the time of planting will help keep it nutrient-fed and performing its best.
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Your June To-Dos
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Region 1
The Northwest and Northern California Garden
Region 2
The Southwest and Desert/Interior Valleys/Southern California Garden
Region 3
The Northeast, Midwest and
Central Plains Garden
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Region 4
The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Garden
Region 5
The Rocky Mountain and
California Mountain Garden
Region 6
The Tropical and Sub-Tropical Garden