… Q: In the fall, I always have trouble remembering where I need to plant bulbs in my garden, and often find myself planting too close to existing ones. Any suggestions? A: Although fall is the right time of year to plant spring-flowering bulbs in the garden, it is difficult to …
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… Purple Sensation Persian onion ( Allium aflatunense 'Purple Sensation') is one of the earliest of the large-flowered, hardy onions that produce hundreds of violet-purple flowers in a globe-like inflorescence up to 4 inches in diameter. Each bloom spike can reach 30 inches in height. Cut flowers usually last three weeks …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… any product on healthy trees really doesn’t make much sense. If the tree has been under attack in the past from scale, mites or aphids, then an application of dormant oil is warranted. Dormant oil may be applied when the temperature is at least 40 degrees and there is no chance of freezing within 24 hours. The tree must truly be …
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… Q. What is the correct height to mow a lawn? A. Mowing lawns too short is one of the most common mistakes homeowners and lawn services make with turf. It is a good practice to mow your lawn high at 2-1/2 to 3 inches. In spring when the turf is thick and lush, you may need to mow more than once a week since you …
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… Fern Valley Pink summersweet is a cultivar of a deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States. Its name is derived from the prolific, fragrant light pink flowers that appear at the height of summer and … soils, and clay; however, it prefers acidic pH. Summersweet flowers on new wood so prune it in late winter. It is a versatile plant, suitable for borders, screens, or as a specimen plant or …
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… Lilliput Agave is a monocarpic succulent producing spine-tipped, lance-shaped leaves vertically striped yellow or white. The gray-green leaves can be 6 feet in height. In summer it bears clusters of yellowish green flowers in spreading panicles to 25 feet. …
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… Jones bluestar is native to arid areas of the western U.S. and is known to be drought resistant and drought … of the genus Amsonia are commonly known as bluestars for the abundant small blue flowers borne in clusters at the stem tips in late spring or early summer. The foliage ranges from threadlike to willow-like and looks …
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… White') had steamer trunks, they would be covered with stickers from exotic locales. No one is quite sure who first took seeds of a creamy, white-flowered variant of the southeastern Texas … sometimes have purplish blotches on the stem. Like other sunflowers, this cultivar thrives in full sun with adequate fertilization and well-drained soil. Sunflowers of all kinds are … Although the plant is a native of the United States, sunflower oil was first produced in Imperial Russia in 1835. The oil has been used for food, frying oil, in cosmetics, and to …
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… Arabica coffee ( Coffea arabica ) is indigenous to the mountains of the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Also known as "the … shrub of Arabia," it is believed to be the first species of coffee to have been cultivated in southwest Arabia, grown there for more than 1,000 years. It now accounts for 75- 80 percent of … pruned to 2 feet to facilitate harvesting. Its very fragrant white, half-inch flowers grow in axillary clusters (carried on the ends of the axis or branches) along the stem. The fruit is a …
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… Magnolia 'Ann' is notable for its vibrant reddish-purple blossoms and relatively small stature. It is one of the Little Girls series developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in 1962. Ann blooms in mid-spring. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their usually …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
