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Visit the 'home gardeners' section on the CNGA website for articles, tips, garden calendar, and more. Always remember to visit your local independent retail store for plants and expert advice.

Powdery mildew-White or gray, flour-like substance on leaves, stems, flowers.-Thin plant if growth is dense. Keep water out of plant canopy or apply it when it will dry fast. Apply sulfur or potassium bicarbonate or horticultural oils at first sign of mildew....full article.

Summer is certainly in full swing! The containers that you’ve created and modified from this gardening section are starting to fill out. Are you watering and fertilizing regularly? Are you removing/deadheading flowers and dead foliage? I hope everyone has been successful. According to the calendar, it’s still summer, and not too early to think about another great container garden…Spring Bulbs. Around Labor Day, the independent...full article.

As spring changes into summer, it's time to turn our attention to some of the warm-season workhorses of the garden. These plants thrive in the heat, and bloom profusely from summer into fall with style and ease of care. Salvia splendens 'Reddy White Surprise' is truly a dramatic introduction. This stunning red-orange and white bi-color is a welcome change from the blue...full article.

Featured annuals and perennials are published in the GROW section of the Denver Post starting March 27, running to June 26, 2009. The CNGA certified professionals developed the list for the Featured Perennials in Containers. Visit the 'home gardener' section and click on the featured annuals and perennials section if you miss one.