I cultivate my garden, and my garden cultivates me. ~Robert Brault
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Beautiful Black-Eyed Susans
What's not to like about black-eyed Susans? They're hardy and reliable, with abundant golden yellow blooms that brighten the summer garden. Gathered by the armful, the cut flowers make a long-lasting summer bouquet. | |
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How to Grow and Care for Crepe Myrtles
This fast-growing, small- to medium-sized deciduous tree produces large, colorful flowers over a long period from midsummer to fall. It is typically cultivated as a multi-trunked tree. | |
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Pick at the Peak of Perfection
One of the biggest benefits of growing your own veggies is that you can harvest them when they are perfectly ripe and at the peak of their flavor and nutrition. The key is knowing when the perfect picking point has arrived. | |
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Maintaining a Vegetable Garden
Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. | |
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Patio Gardens
Patio gardens soften the transition between indoors and outdoors by bringing plants into outdoor living areas. Let's look at some challenges gardeners face, and see how patio gardens can provide solutions. | |
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A Passion for Plants
The wooded site of our new home was too shady for the cottage garden plants I was used to growing. After 10 years of trial, I now have a garden full of plants that flower in the shade. | |
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Tropical Visions
The words tropical vines conjure up many images, but always includes plants that are exotic, colorful, and king-size. Here are 10 plants, most with showy flowers that bloom over a long period. | |
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Electric Ballet')
Hybridizer: Pierce-G. Year of Registration or Introduction: 2020 Foliage type: Semi-evergreen Scape height: 34 in, (86 cm) Bloom size: 7.75 in, (19 cm) Bloom time: Early midseason Plant Traits: Rebloom, Diurnal Bud Count: 26-30 Branching: 5-way Bloom Traits: Watermark, Diamond Dusted, Edged Bloom Form: Single Color description: Neon deep pink, with watermark in watermelon pink and silver, large, five inch celery green throat, ruffled edge in watermelon and lemon gold, diamond dusted. Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Ploidy: Tetraploid Parentage: Ultimate Blush x Green Volcano
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Canna Sunscape™ Lava Rock
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Flowers: Showy Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Twoleaf Nightshade (Solanum diphyllum)
Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet Fruit: Showy, Edible to birds, Other Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer Flowers: Inconspicuous Flower Color: White, Other Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer Uses: Windbreak or Hedge Wildlife Attractant: Birds Resistances: Humidity tolerant Toxicity: Other Pollinators: Bees, Flies, Wasps
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Tulip (Tulipa 'Big Brother')
Division: Div. 5: Single Late Registrant: Van Eeden Goohof BV Year Registered: 2001 Country of Origin: the Netherlands Spring Bloom Season: Late Special Classifications: Single-flowered Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) Plant Height: 25 - 31 inches Leaves: Spring ephemeral Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Flower Color: Bi-Color Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer Uses: Cut Flower Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon, Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots Parentage: Sport of: Temple of Beauty
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Rose (Rosa 'Concerto')
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3" Petal count: full: 26-40 petals Rose bloom color: Yellow blend Extra Bloom Info: In clusters Rebloom: Good Class: Shrub Extra Color Info: Buff, with pink shading and yellow reverse Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, upright Fragrance: None Hybridizer & year: Marie-Louise (Louisette) Meilland, before 1994 Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Plant Height: 3-4 feet Plant Spread: 2-3 feet Leaves: Deciduous Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Bi-Color Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Uses: Cut Flower Wildlife Attractant: Bees
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Photo by MargitVienna "Has quite a shady spot, but it is doing very well, strong scent"
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Photo by robertduval14 "photo by: S6ann33n"
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Photo by bumplbea
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Photo by Onewish1 "Little cuties"
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Photo by Valery33
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Photo by MaryDurtschi
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Photo by carlysuko "Trying to get it as full as possible. I cut off sections every month or so and stick them back in the pot."
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Photo by HamiltonSquare "Pollination in progress for these Ceropegia cubiformis blossoms. Heady aroma if you're a fly."
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Photo by HamiltonSquare "Two cuttings limped through winter and bloomed and have finally put up a nice big cane each. Needs more soil! The larger leaves are four inches long. Growing near a humidifier."
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Photo by EpisciaLady
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