… Sweet Dreams Sea Thrift DREAMERIA® Sweet Dreams Sea Thrift is a tough perennial that was bred to extend the bloom season from spring to late fall into all season long. It has a lavender pink ball of a flower that stands like a lollipop over a fine textured mat of foliage. Makes for a wonderful low maintenance ground cover or an accent in containers. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bright yellow, formal decorative blooms to 9 inches in size are produced on strong lateral stems on this cultivar that will max out at 4 … passed, in a sunny location and in moderately rich, moisture-retentive soil; provide a stake for support if the site is prone to strong winds. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Large, 4- to 6-inch blooms are produced on up to 25 major stems on this 6-foot-tall sunflower that will bloom year-round and produces very … pollen. This plant is excellent in the garden (goldfinches love sunflowers) or as a cut flower for the florist trade. Plant it in full sun, and moderately fertile and moist soils. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This well-proportioned dwarf white poinsettia is part of a series selected for smaller spaces that experiences cooler temperatures during production and display. Place it … ensure, if wrapped with florist foil, that a hole has been punched at the bottom of the foil to allow water to drain into the saucer underneath the plant. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Bred specifically for northern gardeners, this cultivar dies back to ground level each winter and then re-sprouts from the roots to produce a small flowering shrub from August into September. Flowers on new growth (southern …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… It’s easy to find fun outdoors—with sticks, chirpy crickets, magic circles, and more. “Hands in earth, sand, mud: building, digging, sewing, baking—these are what humans DO.” For fun, interesting, and education-based ideas, we turned to a fun, interesting, and … undyed yarn or fabric into a personal style experience. 10. Paint Chip Color Hunt One quick visit to the paint store can send kids off to hunt for hours, as they try to match nature’s …
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… Many of us watched and loved the movie. Some of us read the book. A few of us got inspired to use the story to teach plant science to students. The Martian by Andy Weir tells the … in a great place when you can ask a colleague for directions for making Martian soil and you get an immediate, enthusiastic response with suggestions for how to use it. I acquired the … answer my first question: what happens if we try to plant seeds in this stuff? Put another way, is it possible to grow plants in Martian soil without adding anything? To answer this …
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… Leopard’s bane is a perennial which originated in and has been growing in gardens for hundreds of years. ‘Little Leo’ grows 9- to 12-inches tall and produces semi-double yellow daisylike flowers from March through June and 6-to 8-inch long heart-shaped leaves. They are easy to grow in full sun or partial shade and …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… annual. Plant this cosmos in full sun and water sparingly once established. Deadhead flowers to promote continuous flowering and allow the last blooms of the season to set and disperse seed to provide seedlings for the following year. This plant doesn't perform well if crowded or fertilized/watered too …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… twisty-turny petals of the Inca zinnia ( Zinnia elegans 'Inca') make this cultivar a favorite to light up the fall garden bed. This upright, bushy annual also makes a great cut flower for bouquets. Inca zinnia grows to 3 feet tall with a 1- to 2-foot spread when grown in optimal conditions of hummus-rich, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
