… retentive soils and warm temperatures. Prone to spider mites in low humidity situations - mist with dilute dish soap to control. …
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… Milk-white flowers are flushed with faint blue in early spring along the midribs on this hardy squill, ideal for planting in …
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… Dark, bluish-purple, trumpet-shaped flowers feature a golden throat to contrast with the petals on this tropical shrub. It grows best in well-drained, humus-rich soils in full …
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… is a mat-forming veronica that grows best in rock gardens, where it forms a series of plants with flowers that grow along the ends of the stems. It is useful in the front of borders where …
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… Royal Robe Sweet Violet, a perennial, grows to a height of 12 inches with full sun to partial or full shade and moderate moisture conditions. From March to June, it …
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… This perennial can grow up to a height of 30 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. In July and August it has blue and purple blooms …
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… for him it's enjoyable and therapeutic. One of the garden's more tedious jobs is weeding, but with a little imagination, I've turned it into a game I call "Good Guys Against Bad Guys." When I … but sit back in an easy chair and dream about next spring? Armchair gardening is at its best with a garden catalog in one hand and a wish list in the other. The catalog should be generous with color photographs and enticing copy—copy that paints colorful pictures like "an exquisite …
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… garden can be a fun-filled and action-packed spectator sport. Supplying our feathered friends with birdseed and one or two well-placed feeders keeps them energized and you entertained. … an enjoyable season. Once the birds begin to visit your feeders, learn to identify them. With a bird identification book or chart from any seed supply store, you'll be on your way to … Birds do have seed preferences. That's why there are so many different types to choose from. With the smorgasbord of seed that's offered in a bag of mixed seed, you'll see many different …
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… as Ontario and south to Texas and Florida. Our true American native is not to be confused with the Old World lotus, Nelumbo nucifera , the sacred lotus of the Nile, which was introduced … yellow flowers. Too little light and not enough heat will result in foliage, often yellowing, with no blooms. When grown in the wild, the yellow lotus has free run of whatever waterway it … to reproduce through runners, tubers, and seeds. The seed dispersal might pose a problem with nearby waterways. Lotus rhizomes should be planted in early spring, when water temperatures …
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… orientalis ) and the Christmas rose ( Helleborus niger ). Both are clump-forming perennials with evergreen foliage and lovely nodding blossoms in colors ranging from creamy yellow to almost … the plants are well-sited. They prefer partially shaded conditions in moist, well-drained soil with lots of organic matter added. Best results come from mulching during hot summers to keep a …
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