 Gardening is any way that humans and nature come together with the intent of creating beauty. - Tina James
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How to Grow and Care for Irises
Irises are grown throughout the world. Perhaps the most commonly recognized is the bearded iris with thousands of registered cultivars. But there are many other types of irises, too, as you will see in this database. |
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The Good Bugs
Insects are the most successful living organisms on the Earth. That's just one reason it makes good sense to balance one against the other, rather than trying to kill pests with poisons. It is also true that in nature there are no good or bad bugs. All are trying to make a living in the way nature programmed them. But from a gardener's perspective, some insects help and some don't. It's smart to learn about and exploit insect behaviors. In this article you'll learn how to wisely purchase and use beneficial insects. |
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Herbal Teas
Once I began blending and testing herb teas to sell under my Garden Party label, I knew what I didn't want. An herb tea should never be flat and flavorless. Whether it's fruity or spicy, soothing or lively, simple or sophisticated, it needs taste and personality. |
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Growing Edible Flowers
While gardeners love flowers for their beauty outdoors in the garden and indoors in a vase, few raise them to eat. That's a shame because many flowers are edible and bring lively flavors, colors and textures to salads, soups, casseroles and other dishes. Eating flowers is not as exotic as it sounds. The use of flowers as food dates back to the Stone Age with archeological evidence that early man ate flowers such as roses. |
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Growing Roses and Clematis Together
Companions in Life - be they spouses, partners, or even pets and their masters - should be compatible to thrive in each other's company. Ideal companion plants are the same way, and two of the best are clematis and roses. Both relish large doses of water, flourish in the same location and soil, and benefit from similar fertilizing schedules. Yet for all their similarities, they complement each other perfectly. |
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Spinach Essentials
Tasty, nutritious spinach is one of the first crops planted in spring. It's higher in iron, calcium and vitamins than most cultivated greens, and it's one of the best vegetable sources of vitamins A, B and C. |
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Preparing a New Garden Plot
Eliminating weeds and getting the soil ready for your flowers and vegetables are important first steps in growing a successful garden. Time spent in preparation reduces the time you'll have to spend maintaining and weeding your garden over the course of the growing season. |
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Misty Twilight')
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: D164-102
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid, Late, Mid Late, Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White, Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Pale violet blue, misty green white center on falls
Beard Color: Medium blue, tipped yellow in throat
Fragrance: Slight, Sweet
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Violet Miracle X B-8-4 RE-SA: (Cease-Fire x Sky Hooks)
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Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus 'Little Fingers')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 3 ft. or more
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower, Dried Flower, Will Naturalize, Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Other
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Containers: Not suitable for containers
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Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema commutatum)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 18 to 24 inches (46-61cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches (30-46cm)
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy, Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White, Other, Green
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall, Other
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Honey Euryops (Euryops virgineus)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Other
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
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"Picea abies 'Virgata' - A typical grouping of pendulous branches, some with young female cones at the end, and others with new needle growth. Individual needles are a little over an inch long, for size reference."
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"Top day one bottom right day two bottom Left day three"
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"Plains Coreopsis first blooms, from Winter Sowing"
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"Judas tree #101 (RAB page 574, 98-4-1); AG p. 147, 32-40-1; LHB page 585, 96-68-1. Name comes from ancient Greek name for Judas tree."
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