BY DAN GILL | Contributing writer Nov 8, 2023 Nov 8, 2023Updated Nov 27, 2023 4 min to read ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is very useful in the cool-season garden for its low-spreading growth habit. This makes it excellent for planting in the front of flowers beds as an edging. Or ...

On the other hand, flowers such as lantana, garden verbena, petunias, geranium and sweet alyssum are much more sun tolerant and will thrive in south or west-facing locations. Make sure you check ...

The sweet smell of warm honey during the cool months of the year lets me know Sweet Alyssum is near and in flower. Use this perennial as a bedding plant, edging, containers and hanging baskets.

Lobularia ‘Snow Princess’ and kin: The greatly improved cultivars of Sweet Alyssum make great hanging baskets for a long season of satisfaction and have been seen flowering even in November in ...

Other possibilities for a hanging basket include aster, dianthus, marigold, zinnia, impatiens, sweet alyssum and petunia. Place the basket where it will receive at least a half-day of sun ...

Also, consider whether the basket will be primarily in sun or shade. Don't forget fragrance. Hang the basket somewhere near a sitting area and fill it with the sweet scent of heliotrope and alyssum.