… my lawn in the spring. Should I do it again in the fall? A. Late summer or early fall is an important time to apply fertilizer to lawns. The summer heat and fluctuations in precipitation have stressed lawns. A cool-season …
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… lettuce, and radishes. Any of the mesclun mix or cut-and-come-again lettuces can be harvested to a few inches three separate times before the plants have exhausted themselves. Harvest mature … if not done yet. Remove flowers of June-bearing strawberries as soon as they appear. This is necessary just for the first growing season. The plants will now develop a stronger root … as soon as they appear. Flowers that develop after July 1 can be left on the plants to set fruit for later in the season. …
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… A striking member of the Bromelioideae family, the urn plant, Aechmea zebrina ‘Surprise’, is an exotic, stately plant with beautiful, spiky, bright orange flowers held upright above … potting soil with its central cup filled with fresh water, where it will thrive in indirect to moderate light in temperatures above 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Native to Mexico through South America, bromeliads are epiphytic (growing on trees) plants whose name …
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… Korean firs are beautiful, densely-branched evergreens native to the mountains of Korea. 'Cis' is a dwarf specimen with fresh green needles and a loosely rounded habit. Firs can be … appearing even on young trees, but not likely on dwarf cultivars. Korean firs may not be easy to grow in areas with clay soil and they don't like excessive heat or air pollution. They require …
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… narrow leaves are green with a touch of red in the spring but in the fall the red deepens to burgundy and after a frost, turns candy-apple red. The plant grows 6 feet tall and prefers full sun and moist, well- drained soil. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for parks, … state. Though replaced by farmlands and greatly reduced in numbers, they are starting to make a comeback in restored prairies and home gardens. …
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… of bloom comes in June and July, 'Rumba' keeps repeating into September. Wine red buds open to deep pink flowers, set off by the dense, purple-edged foliage. Topping out at just 3 feet, this is one <em>Weigela</em> that can fit almost anywhere...a small garden...the front of a … their branches, they deliver a blanket of color for at least four weeks. And they're very easy to care for. No particular disease or pest problems. No special soil requirements. Just give them …
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… In late August and early September, this bushy cultivar of clematis is covered with hundreds of small white flowers edged in lavender or blue. Like most clematis, … shade. Moderately moist, well drained soils are ideal. In the Chicago area it can be cut close to the ground in late fall, and it will regrow to a bush 6 feet in height and width by the end of the following summer. This cultivar was …
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… Silky dogwood is a multi-stemmed native shrub found along streams and swamps. It bears small white flowers in … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… Japanese Cornel dogwood ( Cornus officianalis ) is a separate dogwood species from Cornelian cherry dogwood ( Cornus mas ), but shares many of … -- be it flowers, fruit, foliage, and/or bark -- and their range of forms from small trees to suckering shrubs. The dominant display, however, varies among the species. Dogwoods are native to cooler temperate areas of North America and Asia. The genus includes 45-60 species, divided …
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… Aladdin's Sun Asiatic upfacing hybrid lily ( Lilium 'Aladdin's Sun') is a cross between a longiflorum (Easter lily type) and Asiatic (garden lily type) displaying … plant these bulbs in fertile, well-drained soils that have not grown lilies in recent history (to avoid spreading diseases to new plants). Lilies, unfortunately, are considered delicacies by rabbits and deer, and caging …
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