… a wider depth of field might reveal them together. Stop 3: Photo Tip: Summer-Japanese Garden From across the water on the gravel lakeside path, photograph the perfectly pruned conifers. … a wider depth of field might reveal them together. Stop 3: Photo Tip: Summer-Japanese Garden From across the water on the gravel lakeside path, photograph the perfectly pruned conifers. …
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… Q. I would like to grow herbs indoors this year using some of the plants from my outdoor garden. Any helpful tips would be appreciated. A. Dig the plants you want to save … them. Fluorescent lighting also gives good results if the pots are placed 5 to 12 inches from the tubes and the lights are kept on for 12 to 16 hours per day. A good balance of lights … (60-65 degrees Fahrenheit) with adequate humidity. Because nutrients are depleted rapidly from the soil when herbs are grown in pots, fertilize every two to three weeks during active …
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… yellow centers. It opens bright red and slowly ages to burnt orange and yellow. It is derived from the popular Achillea millefolium with a long blooming season from May through August. It is a staple of the sunny perennial garden, usually planted in beds … fill in the border, and divide it in early spring, or better yet, in the fall. Other cultivars from similar crosses are the yellow 'Moonshine', 'Red Velvet', and 'Terra Cotta'. This is a …
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… tree branches in tropical climates. They grow in rosettes, with narrow stiff leaves radiating from the center. Small flowers emerge from long-lasting colorful bracts on stiff upright spikes. Plants in the tropical American genus … flower and will usually decline after the long-lasting blooms fade, but they can be restarted from “pups”: small side shoots. They like filtered light and loose soil mixed with small bark …
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… and has been introduced elsewhere for its ability to filter brackish water. It takes its name from the button shaped fruits which burst open to release seeds. If you look carefully at the … glands at the base of each leaf which allow the plant to live in salt water but expel the salt from its system. it also has thick scaly bark to protect it from the salt water. Although it is usually seen as a large shrub growing to 10-15 feet tall, it …
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… danger of frost has passed. There are at least 50,000 cultivars of dahlias that have been bred from about 30 wild species, all native from Mexico to Columbia. They are considered tuberous-rooted perennials and they are in the aster … or more, into classes that include 15 colors, 20 forms, and nine flower sizes. Sizes range from "mignon,"which is 2 inches or less, to "giant," which exceeds 10 inches. Examples of forms …
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… flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are considered … of many soil types. Most amsonia are native to North America, but a few of the 22 species hail from Europe or Asia. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes over 20 varieties and more …
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… flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are considered … of many soil types. Most amsonia are native to North America, but a few of the 22 species hail from Europe or Asia. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes over 20 varieties and more …
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… flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are considered … of many soil types. Most amsonia are native to North America, but a few of the 22 species hail from Europe or Asia. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes over 20 varieties and more …
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… flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks attractive throughout the growing season with the bonus of good to outstanding yellow to gold fall color. Species may vary in plant size from a ground cover sized 5 inches to an almost shrub sized 4 feet. Bluestars are considered … of many soil types. Most amsonia are native to North America, but a few of the 22 species hail from Europe or Asia. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes over 20 varieties and more …
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