… as well as year-round birds into your garden by offering them food, water, and shelter. Start with easy-to-clean bird feeders. Place the feeders at different heights. Some birds … with soap and water, dry them, and then replenish the seed. Suet attracts several species from the tufted titmouse and chickadee to nuthatches and woodpeckers. Birds need water, … cedars, junipers, yews, spruces, and pines with dense greenery provide nesting sites and cover from predators. The seed-bearing cones of spruce and the fleshy, pale blue berries on Eastern red …
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Native to the Midwest, 'Red Bull' grows 88 inches tall and 48 inches wide, with its green leaves turning a striking orange, purple, and red in the fall. The purple flowers appear on the stems in the late summer and early fall. It grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil and enjoys the heat. It is most effective when grouped into large drifts and makes an excellent ground cover for …
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… but well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… but well-drained soils. Divide when the clumps of corms have become so congested that they start to push up to the surface of the soil. Interplant corms with companion plants that begin …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… moist but well drained soils. 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 …
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… A definite tropical vibe. The color development varies with time and sun exposure. Green to start, with red veins, more red tones with more sun and towards the end of the summer, but the …
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… and pop up where you didn't plant it. This is a large shrub, 8-10' tall, with branches that start out upright and arch outward. The leaves are compound with usually 7 toothed leaflets. The …
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… our roses have been under their warm blanket of composted horse manure. Compost protects roses from the harsh winter winds and freeze and thaw cycles that can be deadly to many cultivars. As the hours of sunlight increase and daytime temperatures get warmer, however, we need to start inspecting our roses for signs that it is time to remove the compost and prepare the roses … with limited risk of a killing frost, we use our hands to carefully remove the thawed compost from around a rose bush. We need to inspect several bushes because some areas of our Garden thaw …
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… Description & Symptoms Mites are tiny, wingless, almost microscopic pests that suck fluids from the leaves of a wide variety of plants. Leaves become pale and flecked or stippled and often … watered helps them withstand a moderate number of mites. Heavy rains or hard sprays of water from a hose will knock mites off plants. To assess the severity of a mite infestation, hold a …
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