Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out. Robert Collier
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How to Grow and Care for Daffodils
The dependable, spring-flowering daffodil is a favorite for its long life and carefree, colorful blooms. Other common names include jonquil and narcissus. Daffodils bring cheer to the spring garden with abundant flowers in hues of yellow, white, pink, salmon, orange, and red. Varieties are available in a range of sizes and forms. Flowers may be single or double, grow singly on a stem or with multiple flowers per stem, and height varies from 4 to 20 inches. Daffodils grow best in areas with cold winters, cool springs, and cool summers. Choose varieties that mature at different times to extend the bloom season. Unlike many spring-flowering bulbs, daffodil bulbs are not eaten by mice or voles. |
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Versatile Annuals
Because you plant them anew each spring, annuals are a great choice for gardeners who love to experiment with different color schemes or try out the latest varieties. |
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Winter Care for Houseplants
Everyone needs a little R and R, and for houseplants winter is the time to get it. Daylight is dramatically reduced, the air is dry, and temperatures are cool — not the perfect growing conditions. Follow these tips to keep your houseplants in shape through the winter. |
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Creative Container Combinations
Everyone loves a planter overflowing with petunias, geraniums, or begonias, and containers planted with a single type of plant can be spectacular. But don't be afraid to combine different types of plants, too. You can create dramatic, professional-looking displays by following a few simple rules. |
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Time to Plant Onions
Plant your sets early in the spring. Onions do best if the temperature is cool when they start to grow, and warm as they mature. |
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Pruning Tips and Techniques
Early spring is a great time to prune many trees and shrubs. Start by making sure your pruning tools are nice and sharp. Then check out the following pruning tips for successful snipping this spring. |
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Prolific and Terrific: Ranunculus
These are brilliantly colored flowers with multiple layers of delicate, crepe paper-thin petals. They look more like an origami masterwork than a flower. |
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Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Iceman')
Hybridizer: Gossard Year of Registration or Introduction: 2006 Foliage type: Dormant Scape height: 35 inches Bloom size: 8.5 inches Bloom time: Midseason Plant Traits: Diurnal, Rebloom Bud Count: 21-25 Branching: 4-way Fertility: Pollen Fertile, Pod Fertile Bloom Traits: Self Bloom Form: Unusual Form - Crispate, Unusual Form Color description: white self above green throat Plant Habit: Herb/Forb Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed Propagation: Other methods: Division Ploidy: Diploid Parentage: Frozen Mert x Heavenly Curls
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Rose (Rosa 'Sweet Frances')
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3" Bloom shape: Other Petal count: full: 26-40 petals Rose bloom color: Pink blend Rebloom: Good Class: Shrub, Other Growth Habit: Tall, 5-6 feet, bushy Fragrance: Moderate Hybridizer & year: Unknown Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Plant Height: 5-6 feet Plant Spread: 3-5 feet Leaves: Deciduous Flowers: Showy, Fragrant Flower Color: Pink Flower Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Uses: Cut Flower Wildlife Attractant: Bees Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
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Tree Peony (Paeonia x suffruticosa)
Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet Plant Spread: 3 - 4 feet Leaves: Deciduous Fruit: Dehiscent Flowers: Showy Flower Color: White, Pink, Red Bloom Size: 6"-12" Flower Time: Spring Uses: Windbreak or Hedge Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies Resistances: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant Parentage: Paeonia jishanensis x Paeonia rockii
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Croton (Codiaeum variegatum 'Mother and Daughter')
Plant Habit: Shrub Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade, Partial or Dappled Shade Water Preferences: Mesic Leaves: Unusual foliage color, Evergreen, Variegated Flowers: Showy Suitable Locations: Houseplant Uses: Windbreak or Hedge Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies Resistances: Humidity tolerant, Drought tolerant Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous, Roots are poisonous, Other Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Layering Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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Bridal Bouquet (Plumeria pudica)
Plant Habit: Shrub, Tree Life cycle: Perennial Sun Requirements: Full Sun Plant Height: 4-8 feet Plant Spread: 4-6 feet Leaves: Other Flowers: Showy Flower Color: White Flower Time: Spring, Late spring or early summer, Summer, Late summer or early fall, Late fall or early winter, Fall Uses: Windbreak or Hedge, Flowering Tree Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem, Cuttings: Tip, Other Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger, Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Photo by JessabelleJLH "Baja Red Fairy Duster in bloom"
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The lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives. Gertrude Jekyll
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