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  • … been in three different genera as well as two species. The most current name for this plant is Roldana oaxacana . …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Lilacs begin to set buds for the following year shortly after they finish blooming; if pruning is desired, it should be done immediately after flowering to maintain flower production the next …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … appear in the spring at the same time as the leaves. ‘Liempde’ will not bear fruit, since it is a male cultivar. It can grow in full sun to partial shade in moist, fertile soil. Members of …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Pendulous golden branchlets hang toward the ground, giving the tree its common name. This is a dioecious tree (a male and female are needed to produce fruit). It has non-showy catkins …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … when the windchill dips to threatening levels or the snow blows sideways; but when the air is clear and calm, and the sun gleams off the snow, it's time to take pleasure in the private … in cream. Designed as a strolling garden with curving paths, the Malott Japanese Garden is considered by many to be most beautiful in winter. Its inherent design, with an emphasis on … red side branches. The peeling, burnished bronze bark of paperbark maple, Acer griseum, is a jewel in the sun. The deep furrows of the large sugar maple, Acer saccharum, are echoed in …
    Type: Walks
  • … who were unfairly denied access to programs, loans, land, and grants because of their race. He is credited with developing what was called “clientele membership clubs” to connect Black farmers … He published his ideas in his 1987 handbook How to Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres , which is still embraced by farmers today. In an interview with Mother Earth News in 1982, Whatley …
    Type: Blog
  • … and fruits to fragrant, velvety roses, bold perennials and ever-blooming summer annuals, it is easy to plant a cutting garden for all seasons. The goal of your design is to be able to walk outside any day of the year and find something of interest to bring indoors …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … It’s not too late to improve your trees’ and shrubs’ chances for survival. When rainfall is less than 1 inch per week, provide supplemental water weekly into November or until the ground …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … Q:  Every winter the snow damages some of my shrubs.  Is there anything I can do to prevent this? A:   A heavy snow load caused by excessive amounts of …
    Type: Plant Info
  • … The seedheads and foliage of most ornamental grasses are attractive left uncut. Sometimes it is beneficial to leave perennials such as Chrysanthemum and Stachys uncut throughout the winter …
    Type: Plant Info