Super-Nutritious Vegetables
To all the reasons you might choose one vegetable variety over another--appearance, flavor, yield, pest resistance, or regional adaptation--now you can add enhanced nutrition. The |  |
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Garden Art Creations: QuikWall in the Garden
Our garden art creation this week will both surprise and delight you. Beginners and pros alike will find this mini-tutorial easy to understand and fun to follow. Let's step into the Wisconsin garden of artist Chris Rentmeister, known at ATP as goldfinch4, and learn all about QuikWall. |  |
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Planting a Windowsill Herb Garden
Growing herbs indoors on a sunny windowsill can provide a convenient source of fresh basil, dill, rosemary, thyme, and other herbs. With a little planning and some good cultural techniques, your indoor herb garden will thrive. |  |
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Herbs in a Pot
There's nothing like a home cooked meal flavored with herbs cut fresh from your garden. The best part is that you don't need to cultivate an entire backyard plot to grow enough herbs to use in meals - a simple container on a deck or patio can provide herbs all season, as you need them. Here's how to create an herb container garden. |  |
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Hybrid or Open Pollinated
It's a struggle, even for experienced gardeners, to choose the best varieties of vegetables. Every catalog description includes only positive information, so each one sounds |  |
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Getting Started with Fruit Trees
Be patient. Most fruit trees require at least two years from planting to the first harvest. A standard apple tree usually takes two years to start fruiting and four years to |  |
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Double Daffodil (Narcissus 'Tamar Double White')
Division: Division 4 - Double
Color: Perianth (Petals): White
Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow
Description: see comments below
Bloom season: VL - Very Late Spring
Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6")
Special Classes: Intermediates List, ADS Historics
Hybridizer: Unknown
Year of registration: Registered/flowering pre 1880
Country of Origin: Unknown
Origin of name: see comments below
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12-26 inches
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover, Cut Flower, Will Naturalize, Erosion control, Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees
Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Squirrels, Gophers/Voles
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous
Pollinators: Bees, Flies, Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Mistletoe Cactus (Rhipsalis campos-portoana)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 6 inches
Plant Spread: Pendant growth habit, 1 to 2 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy, Other
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White, Other
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots, Suitable for hanging baskets
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
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Blue Echeveria (Echeveria secunda)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Glaucous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer, Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Birds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Eagleston Holly (Ilex x attenuata 'Eagleston')
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen, Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Fragrant, Inconspicuous
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge, Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Bees
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Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: To 60 feet in its native habitat.
Leaves: Evergreen, Broadleaf
Fruit: Edible to birds, Other
Flowers: Showy, Fragrant, Other
Flower Color: Other
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Year Round
Suitable Locations: Street Tree, Houseplant
Uses: Shade Tree, Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit, Flowers, Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw, Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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"First bloom on a new plant, spring 2023"
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"Canary Grass (Phalaris canariensis)"
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"Zac Attack"
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