… Winter is a great season for bookworms—there’s nothing like a good book to keep you company during the … the world of botany and horticulture and give us a glimpse into the history of plants all the way back to ancient Greece. For just a taste of what this collection offers, we asked Leora …
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… Garden To-Do List De-ice with caution Keep planning Tread lightly Tree and shrub care Pruning tips … that emerges in spring. Tree and Shrub Care Pruning tips Weather permitting, late February is an ideal time to heavily prune large woody plants that are fully dormant. The absence of … require little pruning. But because evergreens bleed heavily when pruned, this task is best done in the winter months when they are not in active growth. Juniper ( Juniperus ) can be …
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… of Tomato-Growing Information Early Season Problems The top questions we get on tomatoes point to two main topics: "my tomatoes are funny-looking" and "why don't I have as many tomatoes as … some answers about cracked tomatoes, catfacing, blossom-end rot, and other oddities—plus tips to increase production. Fasciated tomato fruits Catfacing on a tomato Blossom end rot by A13ean … of plant parts. What are the strange seams on my tomatoes? The malformation in these tomatoes is called catfacing. It occurs on the blossom end of the fruit. Conditions during bloom—such as …
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… spaces can be dramatic or charming or meditative. In small urban gardens, your goal may be to block a less desirable view or soften the building next door. In that case, according to Tim Johnson, the Garden's director of horticulture, choosing the right plants becomes more critical when space is limited. "If you're planting a hedge, consider plants that are more narrow in habit. For …
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… Speakers Wednesday, May 10, 2017 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Alsdorf Auditorium Clare Cooper Marcus is professor emerita, Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of … She is co-author, with Naomi Sachs, of Therapeutic Landscapes: An Evidence-Based Approach to Designing Healing Gardens and Restorative Outdoor Spaces (Wiley, 2014) . Brian Bainnson, … firm puts priority on bridging research with practice, utilizing human psychology and site ecology in bringing ideas to life. Epstein helped establish the ASLA Therapeutic Garden …
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… The Rainwater Glen The shallow, troughlike depression that surrounds the Plant Science Center is called the Rainwater Glen, and it functions like a river’s floodplain. Though beautiful, it is above all practical: designed to hold back stormwater runoff, it allows deep-rooted native plants to facilitate absorption and help filter impurities. The native plants in the Rainwater Glen have …
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… poet William Wordsworth came upon the happy sight of daffodils in spring—and was inspired to write one of the most beloved nature poems in the English language. The poem, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” is a reminder of the ability of the natural world to lift spirits. Wordsworth wrote the poem on … with daffodils, we hope you can remember a time or place when the sunny blooms made their way into your heart. This post was inspired by a 2013 blog written by Sophia Shaw, the Garden's …
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… Worth Keeping Ornamental shrubs are the backbone of our planted landscapes. It’s hard to imagine American gardens without hydrangea, boxwood, or viburnum, but it’s easy to take these workhorse shrubs for granted. Plant trends come and go, but as the industry gets … the hottest new thing, favorite old cultivars can slip out of commerce unnoticed. All we need is a new pest, disease, or drought to make us sit up and pay attention to these faithful …
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… While few of us who garden in the Midwest look forward to cold weather, we do welcome the autumn palette, especially when it announces itself gradually, very gradually. Change is good, we say, as we bid farewell to lavender, frothy pink, cerise, and soft yellow, and … and dark autumn. A thorough reading of the Plant Evaluation Notes will help you select the best plant for your needs — and isn’t that what we gardeners all want? Greek anemone ‘Blue …
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… Now that the leaves are turning and the days are growing shorter, if you’re tempted to pack away your gardening gloves…don’t! At the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden, we’re as busy ever. Our cool-weather crops include brussels sprouts, spinach, and toscano kale. Fall is a great time to grow vegetables—insects die off, weeds wither, moisture plentiful. If you … season—with row covers, garden blankets over raised beds, cold frames, etc. Now is the best time to gather plants at the end of the season for beautiful arrangements for the fall …
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