Year of the Gerbera Daisy

In gardening circles, this is the year of the Gerbera daisy. The National Garden Bureau chose it as its choice for an annual to try this year. They work well in planters and as landscape color spots in our growing zone.

Garden Scourge

See that nasty little critter chowing down on the center of my Gerber daisy? That's a tobacco budworm, and they invited a multitude of friends to invade my petunias. I ripped them all out, dumped the soil and washed the containers before replanting with garden mums. These worms are hard to shake, and once they move in, not much can be done.

Gerber Daisy Blooms Again

The yummy orange Gerber daisy is sending up more blooms.

Gerber Daisies

I love, love, love this color. A few gerber daisies went into the backyard planters over the weekend.