… in the yard as well, particularly if March’s weather proved too cold and/or wet. April also is a good month to help emerging plants for the growing season ahead. Garden To-Do List Continue … stems, buds and leaves, and discard any diseased material. Amend soil with compost Compost is a superb soil amendment, top dressing, and mulch for gardens, borders, and lawns. In April, … conditions before planting. Plant perennials, hardy ornamental grasses, and roses. Be aware of site conditions when planting in April, especially for plants that require six hours of direct …
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… yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in my lawn. How do I get rid of it? A. Yellow nutsedge is a warm-season perennial weed in the sedge family. The leaf blades are grass-like and triangular. It is usually a lighter green than lawn grass. Nutsedge thrives on moist, poorly drained sites, so …
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… Q. Help! I never got around to planting my tulip bulbs this fall. Is there anything I can do to save them? A. If the bulbs are still firm and show no signs of … latter cases, mulch well with 6 to 8 inches of straw, leaves, or plastic foam pellets, as it is important that the bulbs stay cold and dormant but don’t freeze. During this storage time, …
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… packets or harvested straight from the garden. Often, the reason for germination failure is sowing dead seeds. To test the viability of larger seeds, add them to a jar filled with water. … The germination rate should be at least 60 percent for viable seeds. If the germination rate is below 60 percent, sow the seeds more thickly than you normally would to ensure that an …
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… To most people, the word “pollinator” is synonymous with the word “bee,” but only a fraction of plants are pollinated by bees. In fact, … Smith, Wikimedia Commons Friendly Visitors at Butterflies & Blooms Butterflies & Blooms is the Garden's butterfly and moth exhibition, where visitors can immerse themselves in a habitat …
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… Flowering Choice spirea is a miniature shrub with long lasting pink blooms. Fall foliage is purple-red. The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to …
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… Norman Japanese spirea is one of the smaller cultivars. It produces deep pink blooms and fall foliage that is raspberry purple. The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars …
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… Arkansas amsonia is native to Arkansas and Oklahoma and was identified and named in the wild in 1942 by Leslie … Its fine, soft texture and threadlike foliage has helped win its place in cultivation. It is perhaps best known for its golden and persistent fall color that appears to be almost a golden …
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… Screamin' Yellow baptisia is notable for its abundant blooms of very bright yellow. Members of the genus Baptisia are … as wild or false indigo due to their use by early Americans as a blue dye. Although "indigo" is in the common name, the blooms of native species may be blue, yellow or white and the blooms …
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… common name from the abundant red fruit it bears in the fall, which resemble cranberries. It is a low, wide-spreading shrub with a stiff branching pattern. Young shoots grow in a herringbone … 400 examples of the cranberry cotoneaster in the collections of the Chicago Botanic Garden; it is a versatile shrub. Members of the genus Cotoneaster are characterized by a stiff, dense …
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