 When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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Q: Why did the gardener plant light bulbs?
A: Because he thought that's how to grow a power plant.
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Hot Color: Crocosmia
Crocosmia is a graceful and prolific option for gardeners who want a little sizzle in their landscape palette during mid to late summer when other plants brown out. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Peppers
The brilliant hues and full-bodied flavors of peppers have assured them a central role in many of the world's cuisines. Peppers like warmth, so wait to plant until the soil and air temperature have warmed up. |  |
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Edible Landscaping - I'm Nuts over Nuts
Nuts are one of those edible crops that people rarely plant because they're so widely available in grocery stores. However, nuts can be a great addition to your edible landscape. |  |
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Gardeners are Changing the Planet!
Thank you to the many NGA members who are part of the growing number of people who plant with a purpose to better our yards and communities for both people and wildlife! |  |
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Dividing Perennials
When an established perennial produces fewer flowers, or the center of the plant looks sickly while the margins thrive, it could be time to divide the plant. |  |
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Plant Choices for Waterwise Gardening
Global climate change is creating unpredictable weather patterns across the globe, including extreme heat and periods of extended drought, even in the spring; when many parts of the country are normally getting ample rainfall. To combat this growing concern, we need to be aware and mindful of creating gardens that are resilient and "tough" in these dry conditions, and that require minimal watering or rainfall. |  |
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Living With Urban Wildlife Pests
Urban gardens are under siege. Food crops are being decimated and flowers are being attacked from the roots to the buds. City dwellers are learning that gardens are not only attractive to neighbors, but they're also magnets for wildlife. |  |
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Invasive Plants
Like overbearing relatives, multiflora rose, Japanese honeysuckle, and privet — cousins of common garden plants — can overstay their welcome and, if left unchecked, will take over and crowd out desirable native species. |  |
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Make Fresh Flower Bouquets
When was the last time you thought about bringing fresh-cut flowers from your garden to work? Or bringing a bouquet to a friend or shut-in? Sharing flowers gives as much joy as growing them. |  |
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Together with National Wildlife Federation So many of you have been part of this growing wildlife gardening movement over the past 50 years! Please consider certifying your wildlife habitat by July 31 during a special promotion where you can certify and buy a sign to announce your commitment for 20% off. Use Garden20 at checkout.
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Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Good fall color, Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue, Other
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: Other
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'South Seas')
Hybridizer: Moldovan
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1993
Foliage type: Dormant
Scape height: 30 inches
Bloom size: 5.5 inches
Bloom time: Midseason
Plant Traits: Extended Bloom, Rebloom, Nocturnal
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Fertility: Pod Fertile
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: tangerine coral with red coral band above yellow green throat
AHS Awards: Honorable Mention
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Chicago Apache x Ming Porcelain
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Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 25 to 35 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy, Edible to birds, Other, Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White, Yellow, Other
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Salt tolerant, Humidity tolerant
Containers: Not suitable for containers
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m)
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet (30-60 cm)
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red, Other
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower, Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Crocosmia masoniorum x Crocosmia paniculata
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Creeping Wood Sorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 8 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen, Other
Fruit: Other, Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Other
Uses: Groundcover, Medicinal Herb, Dried Flower, Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw, Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other
Pollinators: Self, Various insects, Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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"Fully opened bloom of my degrafted gymno."
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"Good growth year for Adromischus marianiae var. hallii due to extended cool weather trend through June that allowed for an extended period of frequent watering that is now well curtailed for the summer."
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"My grafted desert rose."
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"Conophytum bilobum 'Kyashi' from Spheroid Institute/Steven Hammer who acquired it 30 or so years ago from an English friend who acquired it in Japan under the name 'Kyashi'."
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