These plants add color to gardens and pots when summer flowers fade
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August 28, 2026

These plants add color to gardens and pots when summer flowers fade

By JESSICA DAMIANO Associated Press 

The hanging planter on my porch has seen better days. And by better days, I mean the summer annuals have dried to a brown crisp that likely has the neighbors wondering if the Addams Family has moved in. I like to believe the extreme heat did them in, but I know neglect has also played a role.

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