… Examine the compositional techniques of today’s contemporary nature and landscape photographers to help find your photographic voice. Apply these ideas to your work through weekly class projects. Display your photographic vision through a portfolio created during the workshop. This course is designed for intermediate photographers. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Dress for the …
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… indoors this fall might exhibit temporary “transplant shock” in their new environment due to changes in light and temperature. Sun-loving houseplants might suffer during cloudy winter … artificial lights. Avoid overwatering houseplants. Cut back on fertilizer in general, except for plants intended to bloom all winter, such as miniature roses or geraniums. Most houseplants appreciate a 10- to …
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… a mound of thick, blue leaves 4 feet wide. It blooms in July and August with racemes of white to pale lavender flowers. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… with highly fragrant pale lavender flowers. Like other hostas, it prefers moist soil and shade to partial shade. It is a native of Japan. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… of greenish-gold foliage. It may rebloom if its first scapes of purple striped flowers are cut to the ground after flowering. The flowers can be used in floral arrangements. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… Golden Tiara has small to medium green leaves with chartreuse margins. It forms a medium-sized hosta mound and is a … Many sports of this cultivar are available in the trade. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy to grow, and long lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and …
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… Native from Europe to central Asia, devil’s bit is a perennial that grows to 3 feet tall and blooms in late August to October. It is a native of meadows, marshes, and damp … family, and is related to pincushion flowers and to teasel. The flowers can be dried for ornamental use. It attracts bees and butterflies and is used as a food source for many …
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… is a showy member of the arum family originating in southern Asia. Although cultivated for millenia for their edible corms, these days the plants are equally prized for their beauty … The leaves point downwards like a shield, so their full beauty can be appreciated. It grows to four or five feet in height and about three feet in width and requires partial shade to enhance its coloring and consistent moisture to avoid wilting. Colocasia is not hardy in …
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… The PRISTINE® apple is a yellow apple introduced in 1994, noted for its tart flavor and good keeping capability. This cultivar is one of many developed by PRI, a … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… white blossoms followed by bright red fruit, which persist into spring. This cultivar is noted for good disease resistance. Its smaller size makes it a good street tree under power lines. It … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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