 I like gardening. It's a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself. – Alice Sebold
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Shrub Roses
There's been a revolution in the world of roses, and it's good news for gardeners. There is a renewed interest in roses of all kinds, and a more liberal sense of their landscape possibilities. |  |
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How to Grow and Care for Veronicas
Gardeners who love the color blue know that veronicas provide some of the clearest, truest blues in the perennial border; other flower colors are also available. Another common name is speedwell. |  |
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Bountiful Fall Spinach
Many gardeners who plant spinach in spring are disappointed by meager harvests from plants that go to seed before producing those large, juicy leaves. If your spring spinach has been less than satisfying, try a fall crop. |  |
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Using Organic Fertilizers
Growing food organically is growing ever more popular across the country. Most of the attention is on avoiding pesticides. However, growing organically also means using organic fertilizers. |  |
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Leafminer
Many different insects are known as leafminers, but all share the habit of tunneling between the upper and lower layers of leaf tissue, creating visible random trails, or mines, in the process. |  |
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Minerals for Soil
Although organic material plays a vital role in your garden's general health and productivity, depleted mineral content might account for lackluster plant performance. |  |
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Growing and Caring for Moss
In many ways, moss is an ideal plant: low growing, low maintenance, evergreen, and readily available. Everyone appreciates vibrant carpets of moss as they walk in the woods. But only recently are seeing moss as a garden ornamental. |  |
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The plants below are randomly selected entries from our plants database. We provide them in our newsletter to educate and expose our readers to plants they may not know about. Inclusion in this list is in no way an endorsement of the plant itself.
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Hosta 'Abiqua Elephant Ears'
Name of Hybridizer: Walden West/Chuck Purtymun
Year of Registration: 1999
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Summer
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Dahlia 'Wanda's Capella'
Size: Giant (AA): over 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1986
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Hybridizer or Originator: Wright
ADS Classification Code: 102
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema 'Silver Bay')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 30 to 32 inches (76-81cm)
Plant Spread: 30 to 32 inches (76-81cm)
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated, Other, Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy, Other
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White, Other, Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Other
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Manila Whirl x Ernesto's Favorite
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White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia alba 'Variegated')
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, 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: 6 to 10 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 6 feet
Leaves: Evergreen, Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall
Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Tolerates foot traffic
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Wild Horses')
Hybridizer: Trimmer
Year of Registration or Introduction: 1999
Foliage type: Evergreen
Scape height: 37 inches
Bloom size: 7 inches
Bloom time: Early
Plant Traits: Rebloom, Diurnal
Bud Count: 26-30
Branching: 3-way
Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility
Bloom Traits: Eye or Band, Halo
Bloom Form: Single
Color description: cream yellow with black purple halo above green yellow throat
AHS Awards: Award of Merit, Honorable Mention, ESB
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Moonlit Masquerade x Tet. Cleopatra
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"Rudbeckia hirta cones"
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"Another great year growing this one."
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"Beautiful propeller succulent bloom!"
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"Cattleya maxima var semi-alba 'La Pedrena' x self"
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