The Garden’s online class on ghoulish plants is an enjoyable virtual experience you can take anywhere! Enjoy enchanting stories about spooky plants found in fairy tales and folklore. Discover the mystery of foxgloves, aconite, and other ghoulish plants. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students …
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Explore the foundational tools needed to grow greens indoors. We will cover required and alternative materials, as well as ideal crop varieties, the benefits and drawbacks of direct sowing versus transplanting, and optimal conditions for successfully growing greens indoors. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. …
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Kick mulch to the curb! Switch to a tapestry of native plants and create a more visually appealing and ecologically valuable landscape. Learn a variety of versatile species that will satisfy many garden settings. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in …
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Tea rose-scented, fully double, yellow flower are blushed ruby red toward the tips of the petals on this disease-resistant rose. Plant this rose in full sun and position it in the landscape to encourage good air movement around the bush throughout the growing season. Roses grow well in moderately moist, well-drained soils and flower better if provided with soluble fertilizer in low levels …
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… bearberry cotoneaster cultivars. It can cover a large area quickly. Skogholm was introduced from Sweden about 1950. The species is native to central China. Members of the genus Cotoneaster …
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… and squash—those heat-loving plants that turn to mush when hit by a spring frost. But you can start a crop of cool-season greens such as spinach, lettuce, collards, mustard greens, Swiss … after germinating. You can harvest “baby” leaves in about 28 days, picking a few at a time from each plant. Alternatively, harvest a mature plant by cutting it at the base just above the … rise in June, greens often become tough and bitter and the onset of hot, dry weather can finish a crop. That’s when it’s time to plant those heat-loving veggies. Nina Koziol is a garden …
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… weekly A general watering rule of thumb Plants need 1 inch of water per week , whether it's from your rain barrel (see sidebar below), a soaker hose, or rainfall courtesy of Mother Nature. … improve absorption. Just as a long, steady, soaking rain is better for the soil than several quick sprinkles, deep and infrequent watering is better for your garden beds than a quick, daily drink. Watch for plants signaling "Water me" Plants are largely water About 80 to 90 …
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… season, so as not to weaken the plants. During subsequent seasons, spears may be harvested from their first emergence in the spring for as long as eight to ten weeks. Harvest spears that … not to cut beyond the spear—otherwise, you may damage other spears that have not yet emerged from the soil. To snap a spear, grasp it near the base and bend it toward the ground; it will …
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… 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 , …
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… 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 , …
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