 Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'
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Hanging Baskets: Jewelry for the Garden
I've always thought of hanging baskets as the costume jewelry of the gardening world. They add the finishing touch to your garden and, like any good accessory, they should always be kept looking shiny and new. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Asparagus
A classic spring treat, asparagus is a perennial that will produce tender spears every spring for many years. The 1-year-old crowns are planted in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, and the plants take three growing seasons to reach full production. |  |
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Tips for Growing Lettuce
There are few things that taste better to a vegetable gardener than the tender lettuce and greens of the season's first homegrown salad. In many regions, now is the time to sow some seeds so you can soon be enjoying that delicious first harvest. |  |
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Renovating a Flowering Shrub
Old shrubs, such as spiraea, forsythia, lilac, and honeysuckle, often become overgrown; new growth is weak and flower production decreases. Reduce the size and rejuvenate by pruning them. |  |
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Powdery Mildew
This fungus disease occurs all over the North America and infects a wide variety of plants, including beans, cucurbits, lettuce, and peas, leaving a powdery white covering on leaves. |  |
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Mulching Trees and Shrubs
Mulch helps minimize weeds, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and make your yard look attractive. Plus, mulched plants generally grow much better than unmulched plants. The two basic kinds of mulch are organic, such as shredded leaves and bark, and inorganic, such as gravel. |  |
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Herb Gardening in Containers
Fresh herbs usually provide the best flavor, and an easy way to keep fresh herbs handy for cooking is to grow them in containers. Set the pots outdoors, close to the kitchen, so it's easy to dash out and snip a few sprigs as you need them. |  |
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Together with Victory Seed Company 'Who Gets Kissed' is an exciting open-pollinated sweet corn variety. The breeders made their selections looking for dependable germination, good flavor, good tenderness, reasonably good disease resistance, and attractive ears. It's sugary enhanced (SE) with 7-8" ears on very short 5-6' plants. There is wide variability in this cultivar, which led the breeders to give it this name.
So what does "Who Gets Kissed" even mean? Here's a story you can tell your family at dinner tonight. Back in colonial America, they weren't growing hybrid corns and, as a result, there was always quite a bit of variability in their harvests. An oft-repeated tradition at "husking parties" was that whoever was lucky enough to find a red-kerneled ear won the contest and became the lucky person who got to receive or give a kiss from the person of their choosing. The name given to this new variety is a nod to the variability that gardeners can expect from this new OP sweet corn. We've got packets for sale on our store's website.
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Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: up to 20 feet
Plant Spread: twining climber, spreading 3 to 6 feet
Leaves: Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White, Pink, Red
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize, Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Purple Bell Vine (Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 8 -10 feet
Plant Spread: 1 - 2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen, Other
Fruit: Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall, Late fall or early winter, Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Espalier
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots, Suitable for hanging baskets
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Skullcap (Scutellaria 'Dark Violet')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 6 inches
Plant Spread: 10 - 15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other, Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant, Drought tolerant
Parentage: Smoky Hills x Scutellaria suffrutescens
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet, Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 2 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 1 - 2 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Water gardens, Cut Flower, Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Other
Pollinators: Bumblebees, Birds, Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
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Purple Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6 - 8 feet
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color, Other, Purple
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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"A hybrid between Paph. Veribest x Paph. Lunar Orbit"
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"Beautiful colour and form."
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"Grew substantially in 9 months. Pachypodium eburnum x densicaule ( P. dendiflora x P. brevicaule)"
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"20-year-old plant"
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Great Grow Along - Virtual Garden Festival Sign up now to learn from (and chat with!) Dave Whitinger (owner of Victory Seed Company) on Small Space Saturday, March 11th, at the 3rd Annual Great Grow Along 10-Day free virtual garden festival. Dave's presentation is "Best Veggies for Small Spaces" and starts at 4:00 EST followed by a live Q&A. Register now and add this session to your calendar.
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