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Enjoy the beautiful, fragrant flowers of the sweet alyssum plant in your garden.

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Annuals in Strawberry Jars

Annuals in Strawberry Jars

as the New Guinea impatiens, sweet alyssum , zinnias, and wax begonias flowering favorites as candytuft, sweet alyssum , or begonias into the pockets choose a fragrant annual, such as sweet alyssum to add to your enjoyment.

Winter Flowers

Winter Flowers

tiny, fragrant flowers in pink, white, or lavender, sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a favorite cool-growing conditions, for best performance, keep it watered. Expect alyssum to go dormant during hot weather. The bright yellow

Annuals in the Landscape

Annuals in the Landscape

garden. Cosmos and spider flower, with an edging of sweet alyssum , would also look lovely. If you'd like a more formal daisies, portulaca, and California poppies. Sweet alyssum , zinnia, and vinca also do well in dry soil. Adding

Chair Planters

Chair Planters

weather. This little chair, planted with petunias and sweet alyssum , makes for a charming display all spring and summer by pairing it with silvery dusty miller, white sweet alyssum , pink Mexican heather, and blue lobelia. Can't pick

November Gardening Tips for the South

November Gardening Tips for the South

plant cool-season annual flowers, as such as pansies, calendula, candytuft, foxgloves, snapdragons, stock, and sweet alyssum . Dividing Perennials -- Divide perennials as needed, especially spring-blooming perennials that you shouldn

October Gardening Tips for the Desert Southwest

October Gardening Tips for the Desert Southwest

cool-season flowers, such as pansies, calendula, candytuft, foxgloves, snapdragons, sweet peas, stock, and sweet alyssum . Also plant cool-season veggies and herbs, such as broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cilantro, dill, fennel

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Top Annual Plant Pairings

Top Annual Plant Pairings

Talent Yellow' gazania, Dahlberg daisy, and white sweet alyssum . Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil lobelia, 'Yellow Frost' viola, and white sweet alyssum ? These beauties are the perfect way to start the gardening

Recipes for Beautiful Container Gardens

Recipes for Beautiful Container Gardens

will delight with its scent and its contrast to fragrant sweet alyssum . A. Scented geranium ( Pelargonium graveolens 'Grey Lady Plymouth') -- 1 B. Sweet alyssum ( Lobularia 'Wonderland Purple') -- 3 This little

The Best Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden

The Best Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden

fragrant flowers in white, rose, lavender, or purple, sweet alyssum is an easy-to-grow, low-maintenance cool-season growing more than 6 inches tall and 1 foot wide, sweet alyssum is a good addition to edgings, beds, rock gardens

Front Yard Flower Power

Front Yard Flower Power

and-crafts home with a rugged walkway of pavers broken up by pockets of low-growing ground cover, such as this sweet alyssum . Lush plantings on both sides of the path help prevent this small-space front yard from feeling too tiny. Dress

Easy, Beautiful Window Boxes for Sun

Easy, Beautiful Window Boxes for Sun

and enjoy some fresh air. Tip: Other plants that offer great scents include heliotrope, lavender, rosemary, and sweet alyssum . A. Wax begonia ( Begonia 'Bada Boom Pink') -- 2 B. Verbena 'Tapien Plum Frost' -- 2 C. Ivy ( Hedera helix

Simple Salad-Garden Containers

Simple Salad-Garden Containers

cart with moss and fill in with a high-quality potting mix. Then plant away. Tip: Tuck in small annuals, such as sweet alyssum , along the sides of the cart for extra appeal. Use colorful containers. A single lettuce plant can be beautiful

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