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  • … This epiphytic orchid is native to Central and South America. It needs light shade and moist soil conditions. In spring, it produces small flowers of varying colors including white, red, orange, and yellow). The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Continue to deadhead annuals and perennials to encourage additional flowers. Allow certain dried … others. Remove yellowed or dried stems and flower stalks of lilies by gently pulling them from the underground bulbs. Place small stakes in the garden bed where tulips, narcissus, lilies, alliums, and other fall-planted bulbs will go. …
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  • The ever-creative Nancy Clifton is putting the finishing touches on her fun and fragrant … lightweight and a pretty, cinnamony color. The process is easy and kid-friendly, great to try at home for your seasonal decorations. Nancy let us photograph her at work, while supplying some tips along the way. The first question: Where do you buy a whole pound of cinnamon? Nancy orders bulk cinnamon …
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  • … Warm, rosy pink flowers feature a lip with a prominent yellow patch. Grow this orchid indoors in bright light, high humidity, warm temperatures, and very well-drained soil media. In summer, move the plant outdoors and begin weekly dilute foliar feedings to build up energy to support the winter flowering cycle. The orchid family consists of a large …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … with snow and early morning light presents particular photographic challenges. Learn how to compose and meter for these unique light levels. The Schools CEUs= 4 hours, FPC elective Jack Carlson, certified professional photographer Plant …
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  • … Randy magnolia is one of the Little Girl series of hybrids developed by the U.S. National Arboretum in the 1950s. Its showy flowers are reddish purple on the outside and white on the inside. The … floral display and bloom timing somewhat later than the star magnolia, reducing susceptibility to late frost damage. Members of the genus Magnolia are known for the stunning beauty of their …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Masses of violet pink flowers spring forth from each node on the cane like pseudobulb.  Each flower features a cup with a prominent dark red to brown eye surrounded by yellow haloed in white. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Saucer magnolia is the most commonly grown deciduous magnolia. Branches on this tree, which is usually multistemmed, are wide-spreading. The saucer magnolia is enshrouded in flowers in late March to early April, when flowers open that are white to pinkish-purple and 5-10" across and fragrant. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … <p>The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. … basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Purplish blue flowers with almost black lip. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique characteristics. … basic form of the flower, which consists of three petals surrounded by three sepals -- often in dramatic and contrasting colors and in a variety of shapes and sizes. Although some orchids are native to temperate zones, most orchids tend to prefer a semi-tropical or tropical environment (USDA …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant