 My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~H. Fred Dale
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Best Herbs for Indoor Growing
In recent years, many new varieties of herbs have been introduced, some of which do better indoors than the traditional varieties. Here are 10 herbs notable for their consistent, compact growth habit and strong flavor. |
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Here's to Rose of Sharon
I first noticed the hardy shrub called rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) while traveling one midsummer across the southern plains. I saw it over and over again, blooming bravely in dooryard gardens despite the sizzling heat |
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Squash Bug
Squash bugs are found throughout the United States. Adult bugs are flat-backed, brown, about 1/2 inch long; the immature nymphs are shaped like adults but are whitish with black legs. |
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Edible Landscaping - How to: Start an Edible Garden with Your Child
One of the joys of having an edible landscape and edible gardens is to share them with your children and grand children. When experienced gardeners look back at how and when they got started gardening, it often involved a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent taking them under their wing in the garden. |
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Gardening with Butterflies in Mind
Gardening for butterflies is a suspenseful art, a bit like holding a picnic and wondering if your invited guests will show up. It's because butterflies are choosy insects. Any gardener can have aphids, but red admirals, painted ladies and tiger swallowtails insist upon certain amenities, such as sunshine and shelter from wind. |
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Plant Milkweed to Help Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are amazing creatures. These strikingly colored, orange, white, and black butterflies migrate up to three thousand miles every year to spend the winter roosting in large groups in mild winter areas of Mexico and California. Unfortunately, they are also in deep trouble. Over the past twenty years, the number of monarchs has dropped precipitously due in large part to loss of habitat. |
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Healthy Gardening- Amaranth
Amaranth- this beautiful jewel in the yard- is considered a weed by most of us here in the United States, yet contains more vitamins, minerals and protein than nearly any other green leafy or garden vegetable. The goal of my writing today is to encourage you to consider adding amaranth to your garden and to your cuisine. |
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Rose (Rosa 'Ash Wednesday')
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: White and white blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Other
Extra Color Info: White brushed with gray
Growth Habit: Climbing to 12-18 feet
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Reimer Kordes, 1955
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 12-18 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Reckless Child')
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2018
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2019
Seedling Number: 11-85A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black, White
Bloom Color Description: Blue white standards aging white, 1/16" tan gilt rim, wider at base; black purple falls, white upper central area heavily striated purple
Beard Color: Deep chrome yellow
Style Arm Color: White, lemon yellow crests striated lavender
Awards: Honorable Mention
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Reckless Abandon X Superhero
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Primal Scream')
Hybridizer: Hanson-C.
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1994
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 34 inches
Bloom size: 7.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason-Late
Plant Traits: Diurnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Resistance
Rust Resistance Decimal Score: 2.0
Fertility: Pod Fertile, Pollen Fertile
Bloom Traits: Self
Bloom Form: Unusual Form, Unusual Form - Cascade, Unusual Form - Crispate
Color description: orange tangerine self with green throat
AHS Awards: Stout Silver Medal, Award of Merit, Honorable Mention, L/W, PC
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tangerine Parfait x Mauna Loa
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Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Brestenburg')
Plant Habit: Shrub
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy, Blooms on old wood
Flower Time: Summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Cane, Division
Pollinators: Bees
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Canna Lily (Canna Sunscape™ Sun Splash)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Division, Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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"Russell Lupine (Lupinus regalis) mixed colours"
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"Grown indoors, acquired 2 1/2 years ago as a 5-inch pot of 6-inch cuttings."
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