My garden is looking just lovely! Thank you all (Or I guess I should say y'all) for your help! I decided to sacrifice some blooms on my azaleas next summer to cut them down to a more managable size this year.
I have reached yet another quandry in my first season as a southern gardener. Most of my annuals like petunias and verbena that I planted back in late April are looking pretty ragged. The verbena is covered with mildew. (Well, what is left of the verbena--each plant has about three leaves!) I am wondering, should I let these plants hang in there and tough it out, or should I yank them up and plant new ones? I would like to enjoy my garden and my comfy garden swing, but looking at my half-dead plants is depressing me.
So, garden gurus, how about some plants that I can plant now that will be able to tough it out for the rest of the summer? Thanks in advance!
--Mary
