NEWS TRENDS/ COOL STUFF

By Lauren Heartsill Dowdle

Favorite foliage

New for 2012, Proven Winner’s Superbells attract your eyes – as well as hummingbirds – with a radiating yellow star across the petals. A Calibrachoas hybrid, Superbells reach 6 to 10 inches tall and bloom from early spring through the first light frost. They grow best in containers but can be planted in the ground if they are placed in well-drained soil or raised beds. Superbells, which require no deadheading, can be sensitive to low and high pH levels. Photo courtesy of Proven Winners, provenwinners.com

Did you know?

Garden earthworms are not indigenous to the United States. They came in the soil brought over on colonists’ boots and crops.

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