… get frosted and damaged beyond repair.” No blooms mean no fruit, which reduces seasonal food for birds and other wildlife. Home gardeners may notice years when a favorite tree simply doesn’t produce. Other plants see opportunity. Poison ivy, for example, is emerging earlier and growing longer each year, gaining a competitive edge … die-off could intensify pressures on both cultivated and native plants. Even small advantages for aggressive species can profoundly reshape ecosystems. Wildlife moves to a different beat …
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… will be a wait-and-see situation. It’s not too late to improve your trees’ and shrubs’ chances for survival. When rainfall is less than 1 inch per week, provide supplemental water weekly into …
Type: Plant Info
… cut off yellow leaves, remove from the pot and lay the bulb on its side in a dark, cool room for several months. When the bulb shows new growth, repot in fresh soilless mix, resume watering …
Type: Plant Info
… active growth, but only if the temperature is 40 degrees with no danger of freezing or rain for the next 24 hours. Dormant oils are often used on other deciduous trees since they are quite …
Type: Plant Info
… chances of snow load damage. Examine your shrubs in mid- to late winter to determine the need for pruning. …
Type: Plant Info
… by genus and is consistent with their natural habitat. While requiring adequate sunlight for a stunning bloom display, most orchids will not tolerate sustained direct sun. Many varieties …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… aloe has been recorded, the leaves have been used to dye wool a delicate pink without the need for substances that set the dye on fabric. This plant thrives in sunny locations, in a fertile, …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… attractive foliage color in fall and interesting bark/branch structure in winter. Common names for amelanchier include juneberry and serviceberry and refer to the blueberry-like fruit edible …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Screamin' Yellow baptisia is notable for its abundant blooms of very bright yellow. Members of the genus Baptisia are commonly known …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… ornamental feature is the usually colorful golden fall foliage. Given their preference for cool weather and acid soil and their susceptibility to bronze birch borer infestations, birch …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
