… online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance. Steve and Patricia Nakon, Whole Journey Online Course …
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… fall. The light green foliage is slightly sticky and is resistant to deer and rabbit browse. One of the few sages that prefers moist soils, it is also tolerant of dryish soils as well. Full …
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… Swamp rose ( Rosa palustris ) is one of many water-loving, water-absorbing plants selected for the Rainwater Glen. An Illinois …
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… to fertilize again when the leaves appear in spring, and a third time after flowers fade and die back (a triple-fertilizer strategy that will keep bulbs healthy for many years). Next, water …
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… stage before emerging as adult moths in late July. The moths mate, lay their eggs, and then die. Damage When present in high numbers, spongy moths are a serious leaf-eating pest of hardwood …
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… Q. I always look forward to giving and receiving plants of the holiday season. One plant I would like to keep year-round is the amaryllis. Please explain how to do this. A. … Plant your amaryllis bulb in a soilless mix in a pot that is as wide as it is tall, with one-third of the bulb above soil level. Water thoroughly. Place the pot in bright, but indirect, …
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… shoots when removing flowers. To increase flower production for the following year, pinch off one-half of this new green growth when it is at least one inch in length. …
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… potting media. The flower spikes will originate near the tip of the cane (pseudobulb) from one node. The orchid family consists of a large number of genera, each with its own unique … 9-11) and have epiphytic roots—meaning they derive moisture and nutrients from the air and support from another plant; few orchids grow in soil. Orchids usually prefer a diurnal … growth is from a single growing point. There is an exception to almost every general statement one can make about orchids. The family continues to challenge taxonomists. …
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… small bright yellow stamens, and a tricornered central white "eye." Individual blooms are one-half inch in diameter and grow in terminal flower clusters up to 8 inches long. This is one of the few tropical plants that blooms in a cool blue; most tropicals bloom in the warmer …
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… Santa Rosa sweetbay magnolia is one of the hardiest of the species and features the same creamy white fragrant blooms. In the … but it may lose all or most of its leaves during the winters in the Chicagoland area. It is one of the few magnolias that will tolerate swampy conditions. Members of the genus Magnolia are …
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