… Q. When is the best time to divide perennials? A. Perennials can be divided in either spring or fall. As … general rule, divide spring-blooming plants in the fall and fall-blooming plants in the spring to avoid disrupting their bloom cycles. The majority of perennials are divided in spring when …
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… Pinkish to red flowers occasionally appear in summer but the real attraction of this species are the … stems, earning it the common name of burros tail. Grow in full sun and don't overwater for best results. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… foliage on this nonhardy perennial. Insect pollinators and hummingbirds are strongly attracted to the flowers. Plant this salvia in a sunny location for best coloration of the variegated leaves. It's insect and pest resistant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… grew a prairie on my balcony—and how you can, too City spaces may seem limiting when it comes to plants, but even a small balcony can become an oasis. When we moved into our condo, I turned … I couldn’t totally recreate the complexity of prairie soils, but I tried to mimic them the best I could. I used commercial potting mix as a base and tweaked each pot to simulate different … beebalm ( Monarda punctata ): showy, self-seeding, and a wasp magnet in the best possible way; these wasps do not attack people and have beautiful iridescent colors Phlox ( P. bifida and …
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… Although often grown for its flowers, the foliage of yellow waxbells ( Kirengeshoma palmata ) is stunning. The bright green, hairy leaves are maple-shaped and are held nearly horizontally. In … tips of the branches, and these flowers are followed by unusual horned seedpods. This plant is best used as a backdrop for other perennials, in a shrub or perennial border, under trees, or …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Smooth sumac is very much like staghorn sumac, with large attractive compound leaves and an irregular growth … hairs. This large native shrub in the cashew family spreads by rhizomes and forms colonies. It is best for a naturalistic setting. This is a cutleaf version, with attractive deeply-toothed leaves …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those who would like to refresh their practice. Class …
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… This semi-succulent plant from Zanzibar in tropical east Africa can form a clump up to 4 feet tall but is usually 3 feet tall. It has attractive rippled, undulating, dark green leaves, smudged with … from the center of the plant. This plant will tolerate low light levels but grows best and flowers if given bright light and even tolerates full sun. It is hardy to 30 to 32 …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those who would like to refresh their practice. Class …
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… Yang-style tai chi is a beautiful, slow-moving meditation in motion. Move through a selection from the 24 forms and some qi gong. Class level is best for students new to tai chi or the Yang form, or for those who would like to refresh their practice. Class …
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