… a spectacular sight. This native of tropical West Africa begins to flower as soon as the days start to lengthen in late December and continues until sometime in May. It adapts well to the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… the neck of the bulb sticking up above the soil level. Once the leaves and flowering stalks start to emerge, move the amaryllis to a bright location, and rotate the pot to discourage the flowering stalk from falling towards the light. Amalfi produces two scapes (flowering stalks) whose buds come … flowers, keep it in the sunniest possible location, and move outdoors after the danger from late spring frosts has passed. Water and fertilize as for any container plant during the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… in sun to part shade with the eyes no more than 2 inches below the soil surface and protect from strong winds and afternoon sun. Deer resistant. Peonies are popular garden plants known for …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Flowers range in color from pale to deep rosy-purple with orange-yellow anthers on this species native to an area … but well-drained soils, and divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… A Very Different Garden Walk What is it about walking in the Prairie that is so very different from any of our other Garden walks? Perhaps it’s the experience of seeing hundreds of diverse … gardeners, bird-watchers, and nature enthusiasts—with its rich communities of life. From the largest great blue or migrating white herons to the tiniest spiders spinning webs among … surprising to many visitors who think of the prairie as a dry, sunny, flat, open grassland. A quick stroll to the mounded hilly section of the Dixon Prairie, known as the gravel hill prairie, …
Type: Walks
… Weed control is another fall lawn task. When the summer heat subsides in late August, weeds start to grow actively again, taking nutrients into their root systems. If the lawn is small, you … Untreated clippings can be added to a compost pile. Heavy, wet clippings should be removed from the grass. If you are sowing grass seed, do not use a pre-emergent weed killer in the same … area. Watering Fall weather sometimes brings dry spells. Like other plants, grass benefits from regular moisture. Water deeply and allow soil to dry out before watering again. This …
Type: Plant Info
… the root ball into two. This can be done with many plants that have multiple stems arising from the soil. Add some fresh potting mix in the bottom and place the division into the pot so … plants for you or your friends. Fertilizers As flowering plants begin to produce new growth, start fertilizing to encourage blooms. African violets, kalanchoe, oxalis, citrus, peace lily ( Spathiphyllum ), clivia and calla lilies are a few that benefit from occasional fertilizer during the growing season. Typical fertilizer ingredients, which are …
Type: Plant Info
… the best and most secure service to our campers and staff, Camp CBG is partnering with CampDoc.com . CampDoc.com is an electronic health record system for camps, and will help us consolidate … site is secure, encrypted, and password protected. On May 1, you will receive a Welcome Email from CampDoc.com with information about how to complete your camper’s health information. … document must be filed with the director at the time of registration and no later than the start of the Camp program. Staff will adhere to the custody pick-up schedule per the document …
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… with its agile feet, and carefully extracts the seeds. In winter, American goldfinches hang from alder and birch trees while extracting food from the catkins. …
Type: Birding
… 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
