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  • … in full sun or partial shade and will even tolerate full shade. Plant in a site protected from the wind. It can be pruned heavily in the spring for hedging. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and in well- drained, moisture-retentive soils in fall and protect it, to the extent possible, from squirrels and chipmunks. Triumph tulips as a class, are best used for forcing in containers, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … leaves on strong stems. The exceptionally large flowers are particularly subject to damage from strong winds and should be sited in the garden with this in mind. Plant this tulip in full …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … temperatures than many other showy orchids because it is native to the Himalayan foothills from Assam east to China and Vietnam. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … lower temperatures than many other showy orchids since it is native to the Himalayan foothills from Assam east to China and Vietnam. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … spikes of pure pink flowers carried well above the green foliage fill the garden with color from July through the first part of October. Bred specifically for landscape, pot, and cut flower …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … the fall. The plant can be used as a hedge with support and is resistant to deer. It is native from the eastern United States to Texas along streams and botttomlands. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … and thereafter only during droughts. It thrives during warm summer days. Zinnias benefit from a little "elbow room" to allow air movement around the leaves and so decrease the incidence …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Enrich existing trees and shrubs this fall or add new plantings with tips from Garden experts. Take steps now to ensure the health and beauty of your garden come spring. … retain moisture, advises Tiddens. Sensitive plants such as magnolias will particularly benefit from mulch. A good rule of thumb is to spread the mulch as wide as the reach of the branches. Do … to established trees and shrubs. Water the soil to a depth of eight to 12 inches. If watering from overhead, Tiddens suggest placing an empty cup or can next to the plant and watering until …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … actions that tie together everything we do. This new set of values prompted many questions from our staff community. As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 16, I am … to ask questions about impact and inequity. The third learning is that we must always work from a place of solidarity. During his Nobel Prize lecture in 1964, Dr. King stated, … night of racial injustice…let me not leave you with a false impression. The problem is far from solved.” He recognized where there was progress and continued to ask questions: Who is left …
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