When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.
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Q: Why did the gardener plant light bulbs? A: Because he thought that's how to grow a power plant.
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Hot Color: Crocosmia
Crocosmia is a graceful and prolific option for gardeners who want a little sizzle in their landscape palette during mid to late summer when other plants brown out. | |
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How to Grow and Care for Peppers
The brilliant hues and full-bodied flavors of peppers have assured them a central role in many of the world's cuisines. Peppers like warmth, so wait to plant until the soil and air temperature have warmed up. | |
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Edible Landscaping - I'm Nuts over Nuts
Nuts are one of those edible crops that people rarely plant because they're so widely available in grocery stores. However, nuts can be a great addition to your edible landscape. | |
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Gardeners are Changing the Planet!
Thank you to the many NGA members who are part of the growing number of people who plant with a purpose to better our yards and communities for both people and wildlife! | |
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Dividing Perennials
When an established perennial produces fewer flowers, or the center of the plant looks sickly while the margins thrive, it could be time to divide the plant. | |
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Plant Choices for Waterwise Gardening
Global climate change is creating unpredictable weather patterns across the globe, including extreme heat and periods of extended drought, even in the spring; when many parts of the country are normally getting ample rainfall. To combat this growing concern, we need to be aware and mindful of creating gardens that are resilient and "tough" in these dry conditions, and that require minimal watering or rainfall. | |
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Living With Urban Wildlife Pests
Urban gardens are under siege. Food crops are being decimated and flowers are being attacked from the roots to the buds. City dwellers are learning that gardens are not only attractive to neighbors, but they're also magnets for wildlife. | |
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Invasive Plants
Like overbearing relatives, multiflora rose, Japanese honeysuckle, and privet — cousins of common garden plants — can overstay their welcome and, if left unchecked, will take over and crowd out desirable native species. | |
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Make Fresh Flower Bouquets
When was the last time you thought about bringing fresh-cut flowers from your garden to work? Or bringing a bouquet to a friend or shut-in? Sharing flowers gives as much joy as growing them. | |
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Together with National Wildlife FederationSo many of you have been part of this growing wildlife gardening movement over the past 50 years! Please consider certifying your wildlife habitat by July 31 during a special promotion where you can certify and buy a sign to announce your commitment for 20% off. Use Garden20 at checkout.
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Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet Leaves: Good fall color, Other Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Blue, Other Flower Time: Late spring or early summer Uses: Cut Flower Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies, Bees Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots Awards and Recognitions: Other
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'South Seas')
Hybridizer: Moldovan Year of Registration or Introduction: 1993 Foliage type: Dormant Scape height: 30 inches Bloom size: 5.5 inches Bloom time: Midseason Plant Traits: Extended Bloom, Rebloom, Nocturnal Rust Resistance: Shows Susceptibility Fertility: Pod Fertile Bloom Traits: Eye or Band Bloom Form: Single Color description: tangerine coral with red coral band above yellow green throat AHS Awards: Honorable Mention Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Ploidy: Tetraploid Parentage: Chicago Apache x Ming Porcelain
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Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioides)
Plant Habit: Tree Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) Plant Height: 25 to 35 feet Leaves: Evergreen Fruit: Showy, Edible to birds, Other, Dehiscent Fruiting Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall Flowers: Inconspicuous Flower Color: White, Yellow, Other Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Spring, Late winter or early spring Suitable Locations: Street Tree Wildlife Attractant: Birds Resistances: Salt tolerant, Humidity tolerant Containers: Not suitable for containers
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m) Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet (30-60 cm) Leaves: Deciduous Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Red, Other Bloom Size: 1"-2" Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall Uses: Cut Flower, Dried Flower Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM Parentage: Crocosmia masoniorum x Crocosmia paniculata
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Creeping Wood Sorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
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, Dry Mesic, Dry Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F) Plant Height: 2 to 8 inches Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches Leaves: Evergreen, Other Fruit: Other, Pops open explosively when ripe Fruiting Time: Year Round Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Yellow Bloom Size: Under 1" Flower Time: Spring, Other Uses: Groundcover, Medicinal Herb, Dried Flower, Will Naturalize Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves Eating Methods: Raw, Cooked Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Butterflies, Bees Resistances: Humidity tolerant Toxicity: Other Pollinators: Self, Various insects, Bees Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Photo by dirtdorphins
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Photo by Jeni_mcguire
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Photo by wildflowers
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Photo by dirtdorphins
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Photo by LoriMT
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Photo by GigiPlumeria "Fully opened bloom of my degrafted gymno."
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Photo by HamiltonSquare "Good growth year for Adromischus marianiae var. hallii due to extended cool weather trend through June that allowed for an extended period of frequent watering that is now well curtailed for the summer."
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Photo by GigiPlumeria "My grafted desert rose."
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Photo by kniphofia
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Photo by HamiltonSquare "Conophytum bilobum 'Kyashi' from Spheroid Institute/Steven Hammer who acquired it 30 or so years ago from an English friend who acquired it in Japan under the name 'Kyashi'."
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314 members joined.
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Nature's beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude. Louie Schwartzberg
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