… inch long or as slightly larger, swollen brown lumps. Heavily infested plants may be coated with tiny white lines, particularly on stems and leaf veins. This coating of white lines is the … treatment can be applied at the time catalpa trees are in bloom, which generally coincides with crawler activity. It is important to carefully follow directions on the bottle when applying …
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… formal gardens. The thousands of cultivars range from the great giants, growing to 20 inches with strong stems, coronas (trumpets), and perianths (petals) that can withstand spring winds and … bloom in spring, as early as March or as late as May, depending on the cultivar. They require excellent drainage in a rich soil. Most prefer full sun but will perform admirably in shadier … clusters of five to seven or nine bulbs per group, leaving 3 inches between bulbs. Gardeners with larger spaces can imitate nature by using thousands of bulbs in swelling drifts. Narcissus …
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… and it certainly was not the first time I had felt this way. Furthermore, I have wrestled with feelings of anxiety my whole life, and moments like this one have been with me since I was … at a time when we can purchase almost anything we want on the internet, with overnight delivery in most cases. But in life we can't always have what we want when we want it. For … D. (2013). The Plant Whisperer: A mother, a daughter, and a garden. Available online: slate.com (accessed March 2015). Footnotes Address: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA …
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… carpet of grasses, sedges, and wildflowers, we now often see an uninviting tangle of shrubs with little other than bare soil beneath them. This contrast, between an environment that looks like this … An open-canopied patch of woodland with robust growth of native vegetation in the understory (Photo: Jim Steffen) …and one that … change and instead locking it away harmlessly for potentially hundreds of years—is one such service. Steffen’s more than two decades of work removing buckthorn from the Garden’s Mary Mix …
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… automatic go-to fall favorites—but what else can heighten your containers and garden with color, texture, and surprise? We love featuring mums in our fall displays at the Garden, but … texture. What’s more, their striking color lasts beyond the growing season, making this an excellent choice for drying—then you’ll be able to add some warmth to interior displays over the … sedges can really help create high visual value and balance. They create height and serve as excellent “fillers” to make those bright blossoms really light up. Little bluestem or purple love …
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… perfect petal arrangement dazzles. The American Dahlia Society recognizes 14 official classes with names describing the flower form—including cactus, collarette, orchid, peony, ball, … a year or two before attempting lateral pruning. A dahlia will produce many lovely flowers with no pruning at all, although pinching the growing tip back does encourage a bushier habit. … using a 5-10-10 or 5-20-20 mix; but, as with roses, stop the feeding in mid-August. These fast-growing, succulent plants are almost 75 percent water and require even moisture throughout …
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… perform best indoors when grown from seed. Using medium-weight sterile potting mix, cover with milled sphagnum moss and water. Covering pots with a plastic bag or glass plate keeps seeds moist for germination. Seed-grown herbs won't … it for 15 minutes. Use insecticidal soap for severe problems, but avoid harsh chemicals. Some excellent candidates for windowsill growing are thyme, lemon thyme, sage, oregano, basil, …
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… lawn Time to fertilize Bonus Start a winter herb garden Although September ushers in autumn, with its shorter days and cooler nighttime temperatures, it may be the busiest of months for many … chemicals to your soil until you know what it lacks. Contact the Garden’s Plant Information Service for a complete listing of soil-testing agencies. Follow agency instructions on where and … thatch accumulation, and may improve drainage. Professional lawn services can provide the service or equipment can be rented. Plugs can be left on lawns to break down. Avoid aerating the …
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… beetles already are feeding, so clusters of beetles often are found together. Traps baited with floral and pheremone scents will catch beetles, but they also will attract them, bringing …
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… birch cultivar that was selected for its uniform compact habit, adaptability to various soils, excellent disease/pest resistance, and ornamental exfoliating bark. The bark character becomes …
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