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  • … curly, crimped coppery orange flower has four strap-like petals with tints of red emerging from a purplish-red calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the petals will curl up and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Fahrenheit. Each curly, crimped deep golden yellow flower has four strap-like petals emerging from a dark brownish calyx. When temperatures drop below freezing, the petals will curl up and …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … where it can be found growing in swamps. Its dark green and very shiny leaves differentiate it from many other viburnums. Smooth witherod viburnum bears abundant white flowers and fruit that …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Prune grapevines Lawn Care Prep your lawn Indoor Plant Care Keep sowing seeds indoors Bonus Start a compost pile   April’s warmer days make this an opportune month to plant perennials, as … for the growing season ahead. Garden To-Do List Continue to remove garden debris left over from last year Shred and compost stems, buds and leaves, and discard any diseased material. Amend … bulbs with a granular 5-10-5 or 10-10-10 mix as new green growth emerges or when they finish flowering. Remove spent flowers but leave foliage to wither completely before removing it. …
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  • … disease is a fatal fungal disorder spread by the elm bark beetle. The fungus can be carried from a diseased tree to a healthy one by the beetle, by the roots of an infected tree grafting … the vascular system of the tree to become clogged, preventing the flow of water and nutrients from the soil to the upper canopy of the tree. This manifests itself in the characteristic … These products are injected into the infected tree and the need for retreatment ranges from one to three years. Fungicides injected into infected trees are less effective. Fungicides …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … an activity that the littlest of sprouts can do “all by myself,” or at least with minimal help from you. Growing future gardeners in the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden Planting seeds … store.   Select seeds that are big—the smaller the hands, the bigger the seed should be—and quick to sprout, or germinate. Also consider the amount of space the mature plants will occupy, … apart as recommended on the seed packet because I can always thin them out once the seeds start to grow. He covered the seeds up and watered them with the hose. Every evening, we enjoy …
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  • … When you don’t know a subject, children’s books can be a great place to start. Review a variety of engaging children’s books that introduce core ideas and concepts. …
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  • … eye-catching. Grow in full sun in well drained soils and add supplemental water if leaves start to lose their plump appearance. …
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  • … several uses for Acacia longifolia include food (flowers, seeds, and seed pods), yellow dye (from the flowers), green dye (from the pods), and wood. The tree's bark has limited use in tanning, primarily for sheepskin. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Members of the genus Salix are commonly known as willows. These woody plants range in size from the imposing weeping willow tree to small shrubs. While not fussy about soil quality, they … willows are often used to control erosion in such areas. They are easily propagated from cuttings; willows root and grow quickly. Of the estimated 350 species in the genus Salix , …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant