… this month, selectively prune branches from flowering trees and shrubs and bring them indoors for forced blooming. Most flowering plants can be successfully forced if they have had at least a … plenty of fat flower buds. Prune carefully, using proper pruning techniques, taking care not to interfere with the natural shape of the tree or shrub. Branches should be at least 1 foot … in a 60-degree room out of direct sunlight. Change the water every other day. As buds begin to swell or color up, make final arrangements and bring into a cool room, out of direct sun. Good …
Type: Plant Info
… Q. I am looking for a specific plant that I cannot find at any of my local garden centers. How can I find a mail order source for this plant? A. The University of Minnesota offers an excellent online search engine for mail order plant sources at www.plantinfo.umn.edu. …
Type: Plant Info
… of all human food now comes from just eight species… Modern U.S. consumers now get to taste less than 1 percent of the vegetable varieties that were grown here a century ago." Think about your own vegetable garden: Are you planning for diversity this spring? What could your first salad of the year look and taste like if it … catalogs or nurseries. A sample from the mixes available at Renee's Garden ( reneesgarden.com ): "Asian Baby Leaf Mix," Edible Landscape "Stardom," and "Heirloom Cutting Mix." A mix makes …
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… Ring in the holidays with this woodland reindeer; he’s so cute and so simple to create. Learn how to take wool and shape and sculpt it into felt. Perfect for the novice crafter, needle felting is an easy-to-learn technique that is both creative and …
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… If not done in late March, there is still time to sow seeds indoors for warm-season vegetables like tomato and pepper plants and summer-blooming annuals. Most seeds take six to eight weeks from germination to outdoor planting. Continue to bring houseplants inside at …
Type: Plant Info
… sturdy stems top the finely divided leaves on this marigold cultivar. Mixes are an easy way for garden designers to provide breadth of complimentary colors to the landscape without having to specify each cultivar (and ensure they all bloom at the same …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Willowwood viburnum was a selection made at Willowwood Farms, New Jersey, in 1928. It is noted for its lustrous foliage and arching habit. Green buds open to white flowers in May, which are followed by fruit that goes from green to pink to red to black. Viburnums are a versatile genus of multi-stemmed shrubs that are well …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… lettuce, and radishes. Any of the mesclun mix or cut-and-come-again lettuces can be harvested to a few inches three separate times before the plants have exhausted themselves. Harvest mature … Remove flowers of June-bearing strawberries as soon as they appear. This is necessary just for the first growing season. The plants will now develop a stronger root system. Remove flowers … as soon as they appear. Flowers that develop after July 1 can be left on the plants to set fruit for later in the season. …
Type: Plant Info
… important part of the tall grass prairie providing an important food source and winter shelter for a range of insects, small mammals and birds, even bison. Apache Rose switch grass is an … grasses, Apache Rose is extremely versatile and can cope with a range of soil types from sandy to clay and shade conditions although it prefers full sun. Because of its versatility it can be … value, it is generally retained for its autumn and winter interest. Cut back the foliage to near ground level in late winter. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… over 12 feet in height and whose leaves have taken on the larger deep green mature form. Grown for the juvenile growth that features green cordate (heart shaped) leaves with pale green mottling. Great plant for a hanging basket, filler or groundcover in frost free landscapes. Tolerates a lot of non-ideal growing situations in interiorscapes - low to no light, low humidity, infrequent (or excessive) watering. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
