… ‘Fairview’ is an herbaceous peony with classic, double white blossoms. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; ‘Fairview’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… ‘Firelight’ is an herbaceous peony with a row of single pink petals surrounding a circle of golden stamens. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late; ‘Firelight’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 36 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… ‘Glory Be’ is an herbaceous peony with luminescent fuschia blooms, surrounding green pistils and cherry pink stigmas. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Glory Be’ is an early bloomer. It grows to 28 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… ‘Liebchen,’ German for sweetheart, is an herbaceous peony with semi-double flowers in delicate shades of pink. Peony bloom time is classified as early, mid-, and late. ‘Liebchen’ is a midseason bloomer. It grows to 30 inches tall, taking on a shrubby appearance throughout the …
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… leaves, cutting back perennials, and pulling out the last of the vegetables. But fall is the season for addition as well as subtraction. In fact, for smart gardeners, fall is the best time of the year to add to and improve your soil. In the May 2015 edition of Smart … the May article with the same quote, a thought from organic gardening expert Robert Rodale. It is a reminder that soil needs food in order to produce healthy plants. Without the continued …
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… important factors to keep in mind when gardening in containers. Using an appropriate container is the first thing to be considered. Fancy containers without drainage holes can be tempting but … with no drainage, see these for instructions on drilling bottom holes. If a container is used that has large drainage holes, soil loss may be a problem. Weed barrier cloth can be cut … successfully be planted in these types of containers. The soil medium used in your containers is extremely important. A good quality potting mix is essential to good growth. Using leftover …
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… This poisonous weed is most commonly found in roadside ditches and prairie areas—not in cultivated yards and gardens. … and cause phytophotodermatitis—a breakdown of cells and tissues when the sap on the skin is exposed to sunlight. The resulting rash is a severe chemical burn which takes many weeks to heal and may leave long-lasting scarring. It …
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… For some gardeners, a winter landscape is a blur of neutral colors highlighted with the dark green of conifers and sometimes the blue of … selection your winter garden can be a very colorful place indeed. In winter, almost any color is welcome, but remember that these plants will be in the garden in summer, too, and must blend … prickly juniper needles balance the rounded sprays of arborvitae needles. A BLUE HUE Spruce is probably the most familiar of the blue-needled conifers, but the more prosaic junipers should …
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… Arrow-leaved aster is an herbaceous perennial that grows to a maximum height of 2 feet under full sun or partial … summer and early fall, it produces blue flowers that are attractive to butterflies. The plant is most useful as a bedding or border plant. …
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… Adams intermediate yew ( Taxus x media ‘Adams’) is an evergreen tree that grows to a maximum height of 20 feet under full sun or partial shade … produces green flowers that are ornamentally insignificant and later become brown seeds. It is most often used as a screen or a hedge. …
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