… fit your space. Few urban gardeners have the 500 square feet (25x25) of land needed to support a standard, orchard-sized fruit tree. Luckily, many apple and pear varieties are now … Space nearly non-existent? Tour the Fruit & Vegetable Garden's espalier orchard, considered one of the best in the U.S. There, apple, pear, cherry, and peach trees are trained on wires and … including fruit. In past centuries, different fruit trees were used for specific purposes: one apple variety was reserved for pies, while another was best for saucing; one pear tree was …
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… for its decoratively patterned foliage, as attractive before bloom as after. Tom plants just one bulb per container, since its "larger" flower dominates the mix as it blooms. Species Tulips … Shade' also add lots of texture, with ruffly flowers and crinkled leaves. Spanish Bluebells One of the last to bloom in the bunch, bluebells (this variety is Hyacinthoides hispanica … it back by 50 percent, and it will start the process—and reward you—all over again. And one final, smart, gardening tip from Tom Soulsby Regular potting soil works fine in a container …
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… suggest placing an empty cup or can next to the plant and watering until the container holds one to one-and-a-half inches of water. Try to maintain this level of soil moisture as late into fall as …
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… conditions can promote root rot and insect problems. MOTH ORCHID The Phalaenopsis orchid is one of the easiest to grow under normal home conditions. Place orchid plants in bright, indirect … attach to the crown of the plant. Flowers are produced on a long slender stalk, and will open one at a time. The blossoms will last several weeks before dropping off the stem. Allow the stalk …
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… in China for more than 3,500 years, the chrysanthemum represents nobility and is considered one of the four gentlemen: the pure and defiant recluse that represents fall. For a long time, … mums, give an extra pinch in the beginning to middle of August. If you wish to fertilize, one to three times throughout the season will be enough for most mums. When the foliage browns …
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… Betula ) of several species—gray birch, sweet birch, paper birch—turn yellow and gold in fall. One favorite spot for birch- and bird-watching is the bed surrounding the Regenstein Center's … 'Harvest Moon' drops its leaves early, the better to enjoy its starburst flower display. It's one of the landscape candidates now being trialed in the Bernice E. Lavin Plant Evaluation …
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… natural sunlight. Homeowners can construct a light table using two 40-watt fluorescent lights, one cool and one warm, for each foot of shelf space filled with plants. Try to group plants with similar …
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… the diminished natural sunlight. A light table would require two 40-watt fluorescent tubes, one cool and one warm, for every foot of shelf space filled with plants. Group plants with similar heights …
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… the features most gardeners request. And yet the gradual, long-lasting autumn leaf change is one of the most beautiful displays in the plant world. It lasts longer than any spring flower … Japanese maple ( Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’) A the hardiest of the Japanese maples and the one that performs best in Chicago gardens. Its distinctive palmate leaves are red-purple in …
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… and focus on their hardiness and length of bloom as the most important qualities. But how does one unearth this information? Fortunately for us, the Chicago Botanic Garden has done our … Shades’ Jelena witch hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena') Anemone hybrida 'andrea atkinson' One of the most appealing features of fall-blooming anemones is the foliage. How many …
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