Rosa ‘Orawichkay’ Starry Night™ shrub rose produces masses of pure white, single flowers reminiscent of dogwoods in the South throughout the summer and into fall. The flowers are sterile and ‘self clean’ (fall off by themselves), while the foliage is deep green and disease resistant. Plant this shrub rose in full sun and well-drained but moist soil, and provide a minimum of a 3-foot radius …
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… The venerable Mother Earth News has a wide-ranging app that's free : motherearthnews.com Smartgardener.com (no relation to our monthly column!) has a free online journal that looks … Plantjotter.com offers a 30-day free trial for their design-your-own-website approach to journaling. September—the month of harvest and equinox and autumn light—is a great month to get started on a journal…or a photo file…or your own garden website. Start documenting now and happy journaling! Karen Zaworski is a garden writer and …
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… slicing? Saucing Eat 'Ceylon' fresh and you’ll turn up your nose at its sour taste, but it’s one of the best varieties you can grow for tomato sauce. Slicing One of summer’s great pleasures is a platter of sliced tomatoes, interleaved with slices of fresh … Canning 'San Marzano' has an oblong shape that fits neatly in canning jars—that’s one reason it became the first successful commercially canned tomato. Bland eaten fresh, it’s …
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… indoors. However, though every houseplant can grow indoors, no single indoor environment can support all types of houseplants. Houseplant species' requirements stem (so to speak) from their … like less light, some more. The list goes on! Put another way, specific indoor environments support specific houseplants. Your key to achieving houseplant harmony lies in understanding …
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… Gardener's Best Friend Deer and rodents are not fans of the allium family (garlic, onion), so one of the most effective methods of keeping them from eating your tomatoes (or peas, or roses, … or put at the base of your fencing to deter rabbits from digging underneath. Looking for one-on-one tomato assistance? Contact our Plant Information Service for a personal diagnosis and … Gardener's Best Friend Deer and rodents are not fans of the allium family (garlic, onion), so one of the most effective methods of keeping them from eating your tomatoes (or peas, or roses, …
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… Center celebrate the opening of the Farm on Ogden, a 20,000-square-foot, multi-use facility, one of the first of its kind in the nation that will bring together job training and certificate … headquarters for Veggie Rx, a program that offers free vegetables to qualified participants as one solution to diabetes, heart disease and obesity. The Farm on Ogden opens June 23. Press … Center celebrate the opening of the Farm on Ogden, a 20,000-square-foot, multi-use facility, one of the first of its kind in the nation that will bring together job training and certificate …
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… interest in gardening lately means that seeds sell out quickly so get your order in early. One of my winter projects is to get started on crop planning. Make a spreadsheet for the crops … your garden beds. You can do the same for annuals you want to plant in your containers. Our website includes tips for planning small-space vegetable gardens and early spring crops . Example …
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… crescent on a gray neck. The male has a black mustache, and the female sometimes has a gray one. When the flicker flies, you can see a golden yellow color in its under wings, indicating …
Type: Birding
… We were fortunate this year to have a warm spell in early November, so the task was a pleasant one. Be gentle. Don't use rough scrubbers on tree limbs as you may damage the bark and invite …
Type: Plant Info
… of habitats and come in a wide variety of sizes, so you’ll want to make sure that you choose one that’s well suited to your home and to your schedule. For example: if you have lots of … offspring. 4. Consider the flower. You have basically two choices when buying an orchid: buy one that’s flowering or about to flower, or buy one that’s not in flower. Especially for the … killed—it’s just part of the learning process. If you buy your plants in flower and they die, it’s not really any worse than buying a bouquet of cut flowers. (Orchids are about the same …
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