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Sage Advice – Ornamental Salvia
Spring is in full swing, and you still have time to get cucumbers, watermelon, winter squash, cow and cream peas, and our much-loved okra into your garden by seed or transplant. Regarding ornamental plantings, I suggest thinking about plants that provide a resource for pollinators. I offer focus to one of my favorite plant groups to stock our landscapes: salvias, also commonly referred to as sage. No, not the familiar drought tolerant and tall bush Cenizo, also called Texas sage (Leucophyllum species) that proffer lavender-colored blossoms after rain…. Read More →