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DIY & Home Improvement

CottonBear

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5. I've never lived in a high altitude area.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 27, 2018, 01:44 PM

Jul 2018

It must be challenging to garden in that environment.

I think your petunia suggestion was excellent! They love the heat and humidity where I live in the Southeast. A few years ago, I grew a salmon colored variety. 🌺

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Need Flower Advice [View all] PBC_Democrat Jul 2018 OP

Soil? Light? Drainage? Impatiens and violets? Need shade, lots of watering... LuvLoogie Jul 2018 #1

Petunias might work. 2naSalit Jul 2018 #2

Petunias are a good selection. However, the plants will need regular grooming. CottonBear Jul 2018 #3

Indeed, they need tending. 2naSalit Jul 2018 #4

I've never lived in a high altitude area. CottonBear Jul 2018 #5

They actually do well up here 2naSalit Jul 2018 #6

Red geranium, white supertunias, or petunias and blue lobelia. nt Baltimike Oct 2018 #7