 Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful!' and sitting in the shade. -Rudyard Kipling
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Colorful, Trouble-Free Petunias
Petunias are equally at home in beds, borders, window boxes, and hanging baskets. They're available in a myriad of colors and most have a light, sweet fragrance. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Parsnips
Parsnips have been grown in America since the first colonists brought them over from Europe. Although they take a long time to mature, their flavor is worth the wait. |  |
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Water Wisdom for Vine Crops
Vine crops need a steady supply of moisture -- about one inch of water each week. This is important for taste, because cucumbers and melons can become bitter or bland if they're stressed by dryness or lack of soil nutrients. |  |
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Identifying Insect Pests
Not all insects are pests -- many are beneficial, and most are benign. Don't assume that any insect crawling around on a plant is there to cause trouble. |  |
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Backyard Dreams
When you think about your yard as place to live in, not just to garden in, a shift occurs. Where you once saw places for flower beds and a vegetable garden, you now see the need for places where human activities can take place comfortably. |  |
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Go Wild with Annual Vines
If you are looking for plants that offer maximum rewards for minimal effort, look no further than annual vines. They grow quickly, are easy to maintain, and flower abundantly. |  |
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On Goldfish Pond
Goldfish have long been revered in Asia, where the Chinese refer to these colorful and graceful fish as butterflies of the water. Today, many gardeners in North America are incorporating goldfish into water gardens. |  |
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Together with Bluestone Perennials The Flower Show Doesn't Stop!
Have your pre-ordered your favorite fall-blooming plants yet? We're talking about awesome Anemones, Asters, Sedums, and many more! These plants go fast, and the time for fall planting will be here in the blink of an eye, so shop now to lock down a gorgeous flower-filled fall.
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Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 18-30 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
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Rose (Rosa 'Windrush')
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Light yellow
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1984
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Parentage: sdlg x (Canterbury x Golden Wings)
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Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso')
Hybridizer: Kaempfer
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1712
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 36 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Double
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Will Naturalize
Ploidy: Triploid
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Artillery Plant (Pilea microphylla)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen, Other
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other, Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant, Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover, Will Naturalize, Suitable as Annual, Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Black Pussy Willow (Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys')
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 6 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge, Cut Flower
Dynamic Accumulator: Mg (Magnesium)
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollinators: Bees
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"Haworthia maughanii ‘Shirotae’"
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Together with Victory Seed Company Celebrate Independence Day by growing Tobacco!
It's such a fun and rewarding experience to grow your own tobacco, connecting personally with the history of this crop that dominated the agriculture of the Southern United States for most of its history. We certainly don't condone the consumption of it, but the history of important plants is our jam and tobacco is steeped in history.
Victory Seeds offers 124 different varieties of tobacco, many of which were grown way back in pre-colonial days. We also have the "Sacred Aztec Tobacco", which was grown by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes, for tipping arrows, and still has interesting uses today. We're celebrating Independence Day by offering 20% off all our tobacco seeds when you use the coupon code NGAJULY2023 at checkout. Browse our selection of tobacco seeds today!
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