… offspring will be more or less the same as the parent plant, unlike hybridized varieties. This is an advantage for home gardeners because seed from favorite vegetables can be saved from year …
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… develop spots, turn brown, and drop off the tree by midsummer. What can we do? A. Apple scab is a fungal disease that attacks non-resistant crabapple and apple trees. The infection first …
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… lavender, pansies, violets, apple or crab apple blossoms, geraniums ( Pelargonium , that is), calendulas, tulips, tuberous begonias, honeysuckle, nasturtiums, lilacs, dianthus and …
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… off sprigs of herbs to use in cooking all season. A fascinating nature project for families is to plant dill or fennel to attract swallowtail butterflies to lay their eggs. Watch for tiny …
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… Cumulus Allegheny serviceberry is an introduction from Princeton Nurseries in New Jersey. Its oval habit makes it a good …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… and Mozambique, the fringed hibiscus ( Hibiscus schizopetalus ‘El Capitolio’) in its red form is the original red "poodle flower," with 3- to 4-inch blooms that flower in the upper leaf axils …
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… by fire, resulting in a large number of bluebonnets appearing after wildfires. The genus name is derived from the Latin lupus (wolf), referring to the mistaken belief that as plants spread …
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… on new wood. The foliage turns shades of orange, red, and purple in the fall. Birchleaf spirea is named for the shape of its leaves, which resemble those of the birch genus. More than 100 of …
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… or dig at the roots. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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… and over 450 plants. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
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