Flowering Shrubs, Indoors
To create humid conditions, fill a tray as wide as the plant with pebbles. Place the plant on the tray (figure F) and water the pebbles. As the water from the tray evaporates, it will moisten the air.The shrimp plant ... [... more]
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Flowering Trees
Before you head to your local arboretum to check out these trees in bloom, be sure to call first, because the blooming season varies depending on the weather. Another benefit from visiting a local arboretum is that ... [... more]
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Flowering Branches
Using a pair of pruning shears, make a slanted cut just above a bud. (Branches can be any length, from six inches to six feet or longer, but two to four feet is a good size if the branches will be used as interior ... [... more]
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Flowering Shrub Border
All the shrubs need well-amended and well-drained soil. Rebecca tills in compost, peat moss and manure before planting. Then she digs a hole as deep as the container and twice as wide. She carefully removes the shrub ... [... more]
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Bottlebrush Buckeye
This handsome, underused shrub produces its lovely blooms in midsummer when few other shrubs are flowering. Plants bear erect panicles of white flowers that are wandlike and up to 1-1/2 feet long. The showy clusters ... [... more]
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Fragrant Flowers For Your Garden
If you enjoy the garden by moonlight, be sure to include evening primrose, flowering tobacco, moonflower vine, angel's trumpet (Datura), night-scented stock, four-o'clocks and August lily (Hosta plantaginea). All are ... [... more]
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Cherry-Blossom Quiz
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Agapanthus 'Midknight Blue' One Gallon
 Herbaceous perennial. Full sun. Flower stalks to 3 to 4 feet tall, foliage to 2 feet high. An exciting introduction with deep blue-violet flowers held in tight clusters on tall stalks. Lush strap-like foliage is bright green. Great for borders and ... [... more]
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Centennial Spirit Crape Myrtle One Gallon
This crape myrtle begins its seasonal show with magnificent, dark wine red inflorences that stand upright on the trees like torches in summer. In fall, foliage reliably turns red and orange. Over winter, the exposed bark offers unique peeling texture ... [... more]
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Red Floral Carpet Rose Tree
This is a neat rose variety. Best of all, it's EASY!! There is no fancy pruning needed, just occasional shearing to keep tidy and to remove the spent flowers. What I like most is that it's resistant to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew -- so you never really ... [... more]
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Coral Carpet Rose Topiary Five Gallon
Easy care ground cover rose grafted into a stunning 3 foot tall topiary specimen. Excellent in containers on sunny porch, patio, or deck. Showy lining a driveway or walk. Clip to remove spent flowers and to maintain topiary shape. Bright, slightly ... [... more]
$79.98
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Eastern Red Bud Tree Five Gallon
Beautiful landscape tree valued for its brilliant scarlet-purple colored new foliage, maturing to maroon. Rosy-pink flowers on bare branches bridge the gap between winter and spring! Deciduous. Full sun. Moderate grower to 20 feet tall, 25 feet wide. ... [... more]
$72.98
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