… New! Looking for a new way to serve up tomatoes, the bounty of summer? When stuffed, these garden gems deliver intense bursts of flavor. Learn how to make delicious fillings such as pea and wasabi mousse; basil, garlic, and parmesan cream; and …
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… that are speckled with mauve on this new cultivar of Hosta. The powder blue color persist best in shaded conditions and areas with cool summers. In mid-July small light purple bell shaped flowers appear on 2' stalks. Plant in moisture retentive rich soils in shaded locations for best results. …
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… New! Start an edible garden and make it fun for the whole family. Gardening with your kids or grandkids will help forge deeper connections to each other, to your family’s health, to our food sources, and to the planet. Get tips on how to engage your family in gardening through ownership, responsibility, and of …
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… Rubies spirea gets its names from its golden foliage and ruby-colored flower buds, which open to pink flowers. It is one of the smallest spireas. The Spiraea japonica species includes the greatest range of cultivars available to the home gardener within the Spiraea genus. They all have a compact mounding habit in sizes … are quite small, they occur in clusters of inflorescence that can be very showy. Spireas are best used in groupings in a shrub or mixed border, where they are valued as tough, reliable and …
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… What's the best way to recycle your lawn, garden, and kitchen waste? Make your own compost—it can do magic for your … decompose, make a compost pile smell bad, and often attract animals. How hot does it have to get to kill fungi, insect eggs, or other pests that may be on the garden debris? Most fungi, …
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… rhythm is shifting. Winters are warming, shrinking, and becoming less predictable. We still get bitter cold snaps and heavy snowfalls, but those moments no longer define the season. “Warmer … of cold. When that cold period shortens, a warmer fall and spring means plants may begin to develop buds earlier in the year, even while the risk of frost remains high. When those buds … and blizzards can make the idea of a warming world feel contradictory. But Iler offers a clear way to think about it: “Weather is a short-term condition—days to minutes,” she said. “Climate …
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… a live, not cut, holiday tree this year. What do you recommend? A. It’s not too early to think about the holidays if you are considering a living balled- and-burlapped or container … transition of the tree from indoors to the home landscape requires advance preparation. It’s best to dig the tree’s planting hole in November, before the ground freezes. Choose a well-drained location in full sun for the tree’s eventual home. Keep the tree’s mature size in mind when determining placement. …
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… GOLDEN RAINDROPS® crabapple is notable for its distinctive deeply cut green foliage and its abundant golden yellow fruit, from which it … are small flowering trees that provide a showy display in the spring landscape for 1 to 2 weeks. In addition to the eye-catching buds and flowers, their foliage, habit, and fruit make them attractive plants …
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… Winterberries are deciduous hollies native to eastern North America. The leaves are small, simple and finely toothed. During the winter … red berries that are attractive to birds. Southern Gentleman is male pollinator, required for females to produce fruit and is the recommended pollinator for the Winter Red and Winter Gold … tall and wide, it bears inconspicuous white flowers in June. Prune in spring for shape. While best suited to moist sites with morning sun and afternoon shade, it grows well in moderate soils …
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… practices and STEM. Examine systems and system models as you learn what is required to grow plants in water. Build a simple hydroponic planter to take back to the classroom using inexpensive, easy-to-get materials. We’ll provide tips for guiding students to design and test their own systems, as we address ecosystem interactions, …
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