 Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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The Amazing Fava Bean
Fava beans, also called broad beans, are enjoyed from China to America where they're a key ingredient in recipes ranging from minestrone soup to falafel. Before the introduction of true beans from the Americas, fava beans were one of the only beans available in Europe. Interestingly, they are related to vetch, which grows like a weed in most places, and are not true beans! |
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How to Grow and Care for Beautyberries
Beautyberry is a deciduous shrub noted for its brightly colored, tightly clustered berries that remain on the bush into winter. Other common names are American beautyberry and American mulberry. |
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Edible Landscaping - The Winter Vegetable Garden in Warm Climates
You can garden through the winter in almost any climate. Even northern gardeners can enjoy harvests of root crops and greens in the winter if they are willing to put in the effort to protect plants with cloches, cold frames, or hoop houses. However, gardeners in mild winter areas, such as coastal California, Oregon and Washington; Arizona; Texas and Florida, can really bask in fall and winter's glory. |
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How To: Prune Grape Vines
Grape growing is booming across the country. As more people try to grow their own edible landscapes, they are realizing that grapes fit into the picture perfectly. Grapes produce fruit a few years after planting, the vines are vigorous but can be pruned to fit in small spaces, there are varieties adapted to almost any climate in the country, and the plants are long lived, yielding grapes for eating, juicing and wine making for years. |
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Growing the Dwarf Alberta Spruce
The dwarf Alberta spruce is a small, dense evergreen, most widely used as an accent specimen or novelty tree in the landscape. It is also a great choice for small spaces. |
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Russian Sages: Plant Care and Collection of Varieties
With it airy spires of small, purple-blue flowers and finely-cut, gray-green foliage on upright, grayish-white stems, Russian sage adds a haze of color to the garden from midsummer into fall, blending well with just about any other flower color. |
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Colocasia 'Pharaoh’s Mask'
Plant habit: Clumping
Leaf surface (top of leaf): Glossy
Leaf color (top of leaf): Green
Leaf main veins color (top of leaf): Blackish
Petiole color: Blackish
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water, Mesic
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Other
Flowers: Showy, Other
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Other
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Water gardens
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root, Division, Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights, Goes Dormant
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Shoals Spiderlily (Hymenocallis coronaria)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Groundcover, Water gardens, Cut Flower, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous, Other
Propagation: Seeds: Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets, Bulbs, Other
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Endangered
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Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Other
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light, Stratify seeds, Days to germinate, Suitable for wintersowing
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Root
Pollinators: Bees, Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: Other
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Four o'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Nocturnal
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red, Multi-Color
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Will Naturalize, Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Tolerates dry shade
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous, Fruit is poisonous, Other
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature, Days to germinate, Start indoors, Sow in situ, Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Other
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: Climbs and twines to 20 feet or more
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: White, Other, Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
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"Bloom of my grafted desert rose."
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"Fogbound"
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"My seedgrown plumeria in bloom."
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