… sun in well drained soils as soon as night time temperatures are 60 degrees F or warmer for best results. A native Brazilian land race, some of the fruits will mature yellow as well as red. …
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… Will my plants recover? A: Many plants are showing signs of distress this year due to the drought and extreme temperatures. Scorch, browning of leaves, leaf drop, and premature … It’s not too late to improve your trees’ and shrubs’ chances for survival. When rainfall is less than 1 inch per week, provide supplemental water weekly into November or until the ground … their chance of optimum growth. Pruning at the right time of the year also goes a long way to maintaining good health of your trees and shrubs. …
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… Zelkova serrata ‘Village Green’ is a medium to large deciduous tree, typically growing to 50-80 feet tall with a spreading, … Insignificant small green flowers appear in spring as the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to small, non-showy, ovate, wingless drupes that ripen in autumn. Oblong-elliptic dark green …
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… From the farmhouse to the White House, vegetable gardening has captured the imagination and attention of seasoned as … it simple, small, and have fun! Select the Space Before picking up a shovel or rushing out to buy seeds and plants, choose your garden space. Locate a small section of your yard that receives … and onions. Growing beautiful, colorful, and texturally intriguing vegetables is a wonderful way to encourage children to eat something new. To maximize space in the garden, select smaller …
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… SHOCK WAVE® Rose Petunia Rose-pink flowers are resistant to rain and overhead watering on mounded plants that are ideal for annual flower beds, … magnet for insects and hummingbirds. Grow in full sun and moderately fertile soils for best results. 2020 – Ball Horticultural featured plants @ Chicago Botanic Garden …
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… Allium caeruleum is a native of Central Asia and is known as a blue globe onion. People seem to be attracted to … flower beds in summer. If at all possible, purchase this plant when in flower to obtain the best color forms. Several commercially available produce inferior lilac-blue or washed out, faded …
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… wavyleaf purple coneflower also makes a good garden flower. This perennial grows 24- to 36-inches high and produces long drooping purple flowers around a dark central core from May through August. Tolerant of drought heat and humidity, wavyleaf coneflower does best in full sun and medium- to dry-soil. During the summer, it will attract butterflies. Leave the dead stems with the …
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… tulip features deep red, almost black flowers atop tall sturdy stems—a wonderful addition to the typical colors of spring. Plant this tulip in full sun and in well- drained, moisture-retentive soils in fall and protect it, to the extent possible, from squirrels and chipmunks. Triumph tulips as a class, are best used for forcing in containers, cutting gardens and annual displays—they do not readily …
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… The Redcort apple is recommended for eating fresh, in cooking, and for juice. It is similar to a Cortland. The … tree for the home garden that is smaller than its commercial counterpart. Apple trees produce best fruiting when they are between 10 and 30 years of age. …
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… upright oval tree that can reach a height of 50 feet with a spread of 35 feet. The sugar maple is an excellent shade tree for lawns and parks. Tiny yellowish-green flowers appear in spring … samaras, matures in the fall. Autumn color is highly variable, ranging from yellow or orange to red, but it is always outstanding. One of the best known trees of eastern North America, sugar maple is as prized for its ornamental value as …
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