Autumn, the year's last loveliest smile. ~William Cullen Bryant
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Plan Now for Spring Color
If you want the beauty and joy of colorful tulip and daffodil flowers in your yard next spring, now is the time to start the process. Once planted these hardy bulbs can liven your spring garden for years to come -- usually many years in the case of daffodils; generally several seasons in the case of many tulips. | |
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How to Grow and Care for Garlic
With a strong, pungent flavor, garlic is prized for its wide and indispensable use as a kitchen herb. You can buy garlic bulbs or sets from garden stores or mail-order sources. There are three types of garlic: Elephant, hardneck and softneck. | |
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Fall Garden To-Dos
The cooler, shorter days of fall are upon us but there's still plenty to look forward to in the fall food garden. Kale, leeks, Brussels sprouts, spinach and other hardy crops offer lots of good eating and many of these late-season crops taste sweeter after a light frost. Fall is also a great time to improve your soil and protect it over the winter, and reduce the likelihood of insect and disease problems next year. | |
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Drying Flowers From Your Garden
Long after the season for cut flowers has passed, dried versions of summer's bounty let you continue to enjoy color from your garden. Flowers that dry well are typically colorful, compact, strong-stemmed, and relatively low in moisture content. Most flowers can be preserved by air-drying them in bunches. However, fragile and moist blooms such as anemones, | |
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Animal Fencing
Fencing is the only sure-fired way to keep wild and domestic animals out of a prized garden long term. Although it can be expensive for large animals such as deer, it may be the only way to protect your yard from costly damage. | |
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Landscaping with Birds in Mind
Although attracting birds to feeders brings hours of birdwatching pleasure, a welcoming landscape is the single best way to encourage the widest variety of birds to visit and reside in your yard year-round. Even in small spaces, you can lure birds with just a single tree, some fruit-bearing shrubs, flowers, a birdbath, and a bird feeder. | |
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Growing Sage
Sage is for more than seasoning your Thanksgiving turkey. Harvest fresh leaves from your kitchen garden to flavor meat and bean dishes, or toss the blossoms into salad! You can even wire dried sprigs to a frame to create an aromatic wreath or swag. | |
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Double Daffodil (Narcissus 'Tamar Double White')
Division: Division 4 - Double Color: Perianth (Petals): White Color: Corona (Cups): Yellow Description: see comments below Bloom season: VL - Very Late Spring Height classification: Standard (12.8" to 26.6") Special Classes: Intermediates List, ADS Historics Hybridizer: Unknown Year of registration: Registered/flowering pre 1880 Country of Origin: Unknown Origin of name: see comments below Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Height: 12-26 inches Leaves: Spring ephemeral Flowers: Showy Flower Color: White, Yellow Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer Uses: Groundcover, Cut Flower, Will Naturalize, Erosion control, Provides winter interest Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Squirrels, Gophers/Voles Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous Pollinators: Bees, Flies, Moths and Butterflies Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Orange (Citrus x aurantium 'Valencia')
Plant Habit: Tree Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Water Preferences: Mesic Fruit: Showy, Edible to birds Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Flower Color: White Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring Edible Parts: Fruit Pollinators: Various insects
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Monk Orchid (Oeceoclades maculata)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) Plant Height: 6 - 8 inches Leaves: Other Fruit: Other Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Other Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Late summer or early fall, Late fall or early winter, Fall Uses: Will Naturalize Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)
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Wax Plant (Hoya camphorifolia)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent, Vine Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) Leaves: Evergreen Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Pink, Other Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer Suitable Locations: Houseplant Uses: Houseplant Resistances: Humidity tolerant Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Jumpseed (Persicaria virginiana 'Lance Corporal')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) Plant Height: 16-24 inches Plant Spread: 16-32 inches Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Red Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall Resistances: Drought tolerant
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Photo by Henhouse "Navarro's Nursery"
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Photo by psudan
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Photo by GigiPlumeria
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Photo by SL_gardener
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Photo by floota "TWO TO TANGO"
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Photo by wildflowers
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Photo by HamiltonSquare
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Photo by dirtdorphins
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Photo by GigiPlumeria "My moon cactus mini garden."
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Photo by Johannian "Overgrown Radish"
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It is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn.
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