Garden contest with a tropical flair

3 quart red hibiscus from Lowe's of Cornelia.

Hibiscus puts on a show in our gardens from summer through the first frost. Are you growing one of these tropical beauties in your yard?

Our monthly Green Thumb Gardening contest kicks off today with a chance to win a tropical hibiscus. Isn’t the sound of that exciting? Flowers and plants come and go this time of year but the hibiscus is there for the long haul, blooming from summer until the first hard frost.

Yesterday’s gardening column featured everything you need to know about growing and caring for these tropical flowering plants. Creating a tropical paradise with hibiscus.

Post a picture of the hibiscus in your landscape for a chance to win another. Every gardener knows you can never have too many.

Thanks again to Lowe’s in Cornelia for providing our monthly gardening giveaways!

Visit our Facebook page for a chance to win one of these beauties for your yard to enjoy a taste of the tropics.

The contest ends Monday, August 2 at 12:00 pm. Our winner will be announced Tuesday morning.

Show us your hibiscus and good luck!