Your National Gardening Association weekly news for March 25, 2017

Lamb's Ear: Growing and Caring For

"Lamb's Ears is a very hardy and strong-growing perennial, with thick white-wooly foliage, valued as a dense, low growing, spreading bedding plant in the landscape."

Daffodils- Spring Bulbs

"The dependable, spring-flowering daffodil is a favorite for its long life and carefree, colorful blooms. Other common names include jonquil and narcissus."

Growing Peonies

"Peonies are renowned for their large, colorful, bowl-shaped, flowers and dark green foliage. Once established, these beauties are some of the longest-lived and most reliable garden plants."

Growing Gladiolus

"A classic cut flower, gladiolus produces tall flower spikes adorned with large, showy flowers. Often relegated to the cutting garden, gladiolus also suits the back of the border where the tall flowers can complement bushier plants."

Early Spring Bloomer- The Oriental Poppy

"Sporting huge, cup-shaped blooms in early summer, the Oriental poppy is the most striking of the perennial poppies, and the delicate, papery flowers belie the plant's hardiness and durability."

Foxgloves

"Foxglove bears tall, dramatic spikes of tubular flowers with speckled throats. Foxglove blooms in midsummer and adds elegance to a perennial border, woodland area, or shade garden."

Wide World of Lettuce

"Lettuce" is synonymous with "salad" for people all over the world. It's by far the world's most popular salad plant and has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years.

Spinach Essentials

"Tasty, nutritious spinach is one of the first crops planted in spring. It's higher in iron, calcium and vitamins than most cultivated greens, and it's one of the best vegetable sources of vitamins A, B and C."

Photo of Lewisia (Lewisia cotyledon 'White Cloud')
By GrammaChar:

Photo of Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus pinnatus)
By janinilulu:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Sexy Rexy')
By Paul2032:

Photo of Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (Iris 'Gimmick')
By Henhouse:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Ribbon Dancer')
By Nysbadmk8:

Photo of Rose (Rosa 'Broceliande')
By MargieNY:

Photo of Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (Iris 'Just-a-Pat')
By Henhouse:

Photo of Glory-of-the-Snow (Scilla forbesii)
By Patty:

Photo of Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Thistles and Thorns')
By EdBurton:

Photo of Pachyveria (XPachyveria 'Blue Pearl')
By tarev: