Annuals, Perennials, & Bulbs - Virginia Tech Extension

Coldframes

Management of a coldframe is quite simple if a few basic rules are followed concerning ventilation, watering, and ...
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All-America Selections

Over the years, the All-America Selections trialing program has remained consistent. The breeder is required to send ...
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Planting On Your Septic Drain Field

Prepare the soil for your trees before planting. Roots tend to grow along impermeable surfaces until they find a crack ...
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Professing Favorites Among My Flowers

Verbascum 'Southern Charm' is described in the catalogs as an "elegant newcomer to borders, beds, and cuttings ...
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Natural, Wild Water Plants Of Virginia

Submerged plants (water milfoil, elodea, watercress, wild celery, and pond weed) grow with most of their parts below ...
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Concocting Containers

Second, will it look good to you? I know many people feel comfortable buying a container that the staff at the garden ...
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Starting Seed Indoors

Seedlings must receive bright light after germination. Place them in a window facing south, if possible. If a large, ...
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Extra Care Now Means Better Blooms Later

Plant Height: Low, compact, flowering plants are more attractive in the flower bed or border than tall rangy ones. Also, ...
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Hanging Baskets

Don't be afraid to combine several different plants in your hanging baskets; however, be sure that the plants have the ...
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Recycle To Start Seed Indoors

Make a mini-greenhouse from a milk carton, a plastic bag, and a wire coat hanger or other stout wire. Staple the carton ...
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Flowers Of Pre-Columbian America

Many of our favorite flowers are native to North, South, and Central America. Some were domesticated by American ...
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Four Keys To Successful Container Gardening

Learn to use your fingers to gauge the need for water, then apply enough to run through the drainage holes in the ...
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Sexes In Ornamental Plants

In dioecious plants, pollination is not so easy. Each plant has only male or only female flowers, so if a particular ...
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Container And Raised-Bed Gardening

Raised beds are used for plants that 1) require welldrained soil, 2) are to be spatially separated from the surrounding ...
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