How does the meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free down to its root, and in that freedom bold
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Plant Primroses for Winter Color
While warmth-loving plants are coming to the end of their growing season, it's not time to put away your trowel just yet! Primroses are hardy little gems, and even rough, rainy days cannot dull their brilliance in the garden. | |
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How to Grow and Care for Smoketrees
With its attractive "smoke-like" inflorescences appearing in early to late summer, the smoketree is most widely used as an easy-to-grow, drought-resistant specimen tree. | |
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Luscious Asian Pears
If you have tried growing fruit trees with only mixed success, try pears. They produce beautiful blossoms in spring and fruit every year. Although most pears are easy to grow, my favorite are the Asian pears. | |
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Planting Tulips
All flowers are beautiful in their own way. But no other flowers herald spring like tulips, which captured the imagination of the Dutch some 400 years ago and can still steal the show today. | |
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Growing Kohlrabi
I grew kohlrabi for the first time many years ago as an experiment; now it's a staple in my garden. Both the leaves and the globes are good lightly steamed or in soups or stir-fries, and it's a crunchy addition to salads. | |
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Heritage Apples: Unusual Flavors, Colorful Histories
There are perhaps between 7,500 and 10,000 varieties of apples, yet just 20 varieties make up about 90 percent of the apples produced commercially. The others — so-called antique, heritage, or heirloom apples — are well suited to small-scale orchards and home gardeners. | |
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Shopper's Guide to Bark Mulch
The advantages of using organic mulch to blanket soil around trees, shrubs, and perennial plants are many. This article explores the kinds of bark mulches you can buy and their advantages and disadvantages. | |
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Together with Bluestone PerennialsBill's Favorite Tulips
Don't you just love Tulips? So do we! It's really no wonder why these elegant spring bloomers are among our best sellers, and with so many varieties to choose from, there's a perfect fit for every outdoor aesthetic. We carry almost every color imaginable, with forms ranging from the classic, egg-shaped Tulips to fringed, parrot, and even doubles. Check out some of Bill's favorites and shop our collection to fill your garden!
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Eyelash Sage (Salvia blepharophylla 'Painted Lady')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F) Plant Height: 24-36 inches Plant Spread: 24 inches Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Red, Other Flower Time: Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Late fall or early winter, Fall, Other Uses: Suitable as Annual Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds, Butterflies Resistances: Deer Resistant Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Tree Mallow (Malva thuringiaca subsp. thuringiaca)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) Plant Height: 4-5 feet Plant Spread: 18-24 inches Leaves: Deciduous Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Pink Bloom Size: 1"-2" Flower Time: Summer, Late summer or early fall Edible Parts: Flowers Eating Methods: Raw Pollinators: Various insects
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Trumpet Bush (Tecoma 'Sparklette')
Plant Habit: Shrub Sun Requirements: Full Sun, Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Dry Mesic, Dry Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet Leaves: Evergreen, Semi-evergreen Fruiting Time: Year Round Flowers: Showy Flower Color: Yellow, Orange Bloom Size: 2"-3" Flower Time: Year Round Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic Uses: Provides winter interest Wildlife Attractant: Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees Resistances: Drought tolerant Pollinators: Bees, Birds, Wasps, Hoverflies Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade Water Preferences: Mesic, Dry Mesic Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) Plant Height: 8-30 inches Plant Spread: 6-18 inches Leaves: Deciduous Fruiting Time: Summer Flowers: Showy, Other Flower Color: Pink, Mauve, Purple Bloom Size: 1"-2" Flower Time: Late spring or early summer Uses: Groundcover, Will Naturalize Wildlife Attractant: Bees Resistances: Tolerates dry shade Pollinators: Bees, Flies, Moths and Butterflies, Hoverflies Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Nephthytis (Syngonium podophyllum 'Maria Allusion')
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb, Vine Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade, Partial Shade to Full Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches Plant Spread: 8 to 12 inches or more Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Other Fruiting Time: Year Round Flower Time: Year Round Suitable Locations: Houseplant Uses: Groundcover Resistances: Humidity tolerant Toxicity: Other Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots, Suitable for hanging baskets
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Photo by SL_gardener
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Photo by Murky "Light changes whether the black is visible or not and how much"
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Photo by Admiral62
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Photo by ketsui73 "CV ‘leo’"
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Photo by QueenBee99
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Photo by Neela "This was suppose to be Brown Lasso, but even the major, top notch hybridizers sometimes make mistakes. This error turned out to be an amazing blessing, as this hybrid is the perfect example of a cult8var that 'has impact' when seen/ grown in the garden."
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Photo by Baja_Costero "About to flower"
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Photo by elgecko
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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