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Growing Mint
The mint family offers a tremendous diversity of refreshing scents and flavors for cooking, beverages, and potpourris. Bumblebees and other pollinators are attracted to the delicate flowers that appear in mid- to late summer. Some varieties sport variegated foliage for added interest in the herb garden.
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Meet the Asian Pears
Like apples, Asian pears ripen on the tree and have a crisp, firm texture. But like pears, they have juicy, white flesh and pear flavor and fragrance.
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Weeds- Plantain
Broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) is found throughout North America, usually in compacted places in lawns or in garden pathways. A tap-rooted perennial, plantain becomes dormant in winter, and new leaves appear in mid-spring.
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Planting a Window Box
Combine flowering plants and those with attractive foliage in window boxes to add color to decks, window sashes, and porch rails.
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Grasshopper
There are many species of grasshoppers in North America, and about 30 of these qualify as garden pests. They are most damaging in the center of the continent in a band extending from Minnesota and Montana in the
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Growing Oregano
There are several species of oregano used in cooking, but the one we recommend for kitchen use is Origanum heracleoticum. If you haven't been impressed with the flavor of oregano you've purchased at the store, consider that commercially available dried oregano may contain any number of species of oregano, and even unrelated plants! Growing your own is the best way to find out which best suits your palate and compliments other ingredients.
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Maintaining Container Gardens
These simple maintenance tasks keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold-climate gardeners prepare for winter.
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Lovely new photos from this week |
Arilbred Iris (Iris 'Stolon Ginger')
by dirtdorphins:
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Pacific Coast Iris (Iris 'Toro Canyon')
by valleylynn:
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Pincushion Flower (Leucospermum 'Tango')
by carlysuko:
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Double Late Tulip (Tulipa 'Carnaval de Nice')
by kniphofia:
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Rose (Rosa 'Dame de Coeur')
by FAIRYROSE:
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Hoyas (Hoya)
by plantladylin:
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Peanut Cactus (Echinopsis chamaecereus)
by Baja_Costero:
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Retro Afternoon')
by scflowers:
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Dr Bruce Charles')
by Reggiemorgan:
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Clematis 'Asao'
by Patty:
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Active discussions from our forums |
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The numbers from last week: |
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1,125 members joined. 5,514 posts written in our forums. 906 photos posted to the plant database. 886 plants added to personal inventory lists.
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