… New! Start an edible garden and make it fun for the whole family. Gardening with your kids or … gardening through ownership, responsibility, and of course, having fun. Learn how and when to start your edible garden, which plants are great for beginners, and basic care tips for …
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… grow quickly and will need to be pinched back after flowering. They do well in sunlight from a south-facing window or bright artificial lights. …
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… evaluates perennials. The Plant Evaluation Program received the Award for Program Excellence from the American Public Garden Association in 2008. “Plant introduction is a national and … Lamium Issue #24 — An Evaluation Study of Alchemilla Issue #25 — Fall-Blooming Anemones Issue #26 — A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses Issue #27 — A Comparative Study of … Lamium Issue #24 — An Evaluation Study of Alchemilla Issue #25 — Fall-Blooming Anemones Issue #26 — A Garden Study of Sundrops and Evening Primroses Issue #27 — A Comparative Study of …
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… to the family’s home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Explore Dickinson's gardens through excerpts from her letters and poems, as well as historic and modern images of her garden. This class will …
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This semi-woody plant, a "dieback shrub," grows quickly to 3 to 6 feet in full sun and well drained soil. It has bluish-green, trifoliate, clover-like leaves. Its branches arch gracefully and are loaded with rosy-purple, pea-like flowers in August and …
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… are valuable. Plants and animals don't have calendars or watches, but many of them take cues from the changing seasons. Changes in weather with the seasons, such as temperature and … If an insect is still a larva when the flowers bloom, for example, it will not be able to fly from flower to flower to transport pollen. Without pollination, the flowers will not be … plants, like when the leaves change color in the fall and when summer wildflowers wither and finish their life cycle. You can tell us about these changes by making observations and sharing …
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… multi-season interest -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. … disagree. The Chicago Botanic Garden's collection includes almost 100 varieties of dogwood from 20 species (seven of which are native) and over 2,400 plants. …
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… Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they … willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow quickly. Of the estimated 350 species in the genus Salix , …
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… Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they … willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow quickly. Of the estimated 350 species in the genus Salix , …
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… Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they … willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow quickly. Of the estimated 350 species in the genus Salix , …
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