… full sun or partial shade. The genus Deutzia consists of medium sized flowering shrubs native to Asia, generally with slender stems and a fine-textured arching habit. The clusters of small … are white on most species, but may be pinkish in a few species and cultivars. Deutzias are best used grouped in informal settings as a hedge or background to a border. These shrubs may benefit from occasional renewal pruning to maintain their dense …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… When the rosarian William Radler was a teenager, he resolved to breed a hardy rose that was beautiful, bloomed all season, was disease resistant, and … Knock Out ™ , the award-winning shrub rose that mail-order catalogs call "perhaps the best-ever landscape rose for four-season interest." Mr. Radler germinated the first Knock Out seed in his basement during …
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… “Can a Venus fly trap bite off your finger?” Jose asked, on a virtual field trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden. With an overhead camera, I zoomed into the Venus fly trap to show … As the pandemic evolved, the Garden first started offering virtual field trips last year as a way to bring the natural world to students who were participating in remote learning at home. In … trips gave students a break from remote learning routines and inspired them to think about and get engaged with nature. The hands-on component is key. After a teacher signs up for a field …
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… roots. The keiki growing at the top of this Phalaenopsis floral stem has grown large enough to be transplanted. The White Stuff Is Velamen An aerial root should look fleshy and green; the … covers it is called the velamen. Thin and rather papery, but spongy and protective, it’s a one-way water barrier that allows moisture to soak in—and keeps it from oozing out. If the velamen … Whitish velamen covers the orchid’s roots. Roots Signal Plant Health At the Orchid Show, you get to see lush, healthy roots close up. At home, your orchid’s roots will usually be contained …
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… Spring is seed season—and a good time to think about gifting seeds to gardeners, friends, and green-thumbed moms (think Mother’s Day). … thinks seed balls make an ideal gift item—they’re easy to make, easy to “plant,” and an easy way to teach kids about germination. Clay powder gives seed balls a reddish color and even … helps to break down the clay and compost, giving seeds a good dose of food and water to get started growing. Throw one in your garden. Fill an empty space. Gift a brown- or …
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… Topiaries, whether formal or whimsical, large-scaled or edible, can be a fascinating addition to most garden spaces. A plant familiar to many gardeners because they have either grown it, … a wide range of pH and moisture conditions, but it must have excellent drainage. This can be best accomplished when the plant is grown in a clay pot year-round. Clay permits faster … container growth also eliminates the need to transplant the rosemary into ordinary garden soil for the summer. During the active growing season, place the container in full sun, water only …
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… If you carve a pumpkin for Halloween or make a pumpkin pie from scratch, you’re going to have a lot of pumpkin seeds. You can put them to good use by turning them into “dice” and … the seed. I write all the numbers with the point of the seed on the bottom so 6s and 9s don’t get confused. To make a game of “Count the Dots,” draw dots on one side of each seed as shown. … is the whole point of this game. To play, toss the seeds, then move the blanks out of the way. Line up the numbers so they are easier to see and add up. Addition and Subtraction Working …
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… en el Día de los Muertos I grew up in the city seeing the Day of the Dead holiday come to life with ornamented school patios, plazas, and cultural centers. I loved sitting around the dining table with my family, cutting out intricate papel picado for the school altar honoring the dead. My dad was so skillful with paper. He was an accountant, … face of mortality, joy and laughter endure. Now, I see this celebration as a loud and majestic way of expressing ourselves. I experience it as a symbol of community, a unifying, conciliatory …
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… three-quarters 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." … 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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… In a discussion of ivy, it is important to distinguish between English ivy, the trailing or vining plant form belonging to the genus … away from the wall and keep 1 to 2 feet between individual plants. Autumn and spring are the best planting times. Water well during the first year and mulch to keep down competitive weeds. … ivy cultivars available are not winter-hardy here, 'Thorndale' is particularly recommended for midwestern gardeners. As an outdoor annual container plant, English ivy combines beautifully …
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