October 2013 - Page 4 of 5
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Unusual Behavior From Roses In The Fall
Are your roses behaving oddly right now. Relax, it may be more normal than you think.
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Kim’s from-scratch garden in Missouri (12 photos)
Happy Monday, everyone! Today's photos are from Kim Gamel in Missouri. She says, "I am a Master Gardener from St. Louis, and have lived in my home for 11 years.…
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How to Extend the Vegetable Growing Season
If I had a dollar for every time someone has said, “It’s too cold to grow vegetables in winter,” I could buy myself a heated greenhouse. The truth is that…
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Design
4 Easy, Pretty, and Edible Planting Designs
I consider myself pretty lucky to have thousands of heirloom vegetable, flower, and herb varieties in my backyard—which happens to be Seed Savers Exchange's Heritage Farm in Decorah, Iowa. Although…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Northeast
Overused: Japanese spirea (Spiraea japonica* cvs.) 1. New Jersey Tea Name: Ceanothus americanus USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 3 to 4 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun;…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southeast
Overused: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii* cvs.) Photo: Michelle Gervais 1. Purple Pixie® Chinese Fringe Flower Name: Loropetalum chinense ‘Peack’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10 Size: 2 feet tall and…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Midwest
Overused: 'Karl Foerster' feather reed grass (Calamagrostis × acutifolia ‘Karl Foerster’) 1.‘Heavy Metal’ Switchgrass Name: Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 4 to 5 feet…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southern Plains
Overused: ‘Bradford’ Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’) Photo: Mpbaugh/courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org 1. Paperbark Maple Name: Acer griseum USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Size: 20 to 30 feet tall and…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Mountain West
Overused: Lilac (Syringa vulgaris cvs.) Photo: Joshua McCullough 1. Beautybush Name: Kolkwitzia amabilis USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 10 to 12 feet tall and wide Conditions: Full sun…
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Regional Picks: Plant This, Not That – Southern California
Overused: ‘Little John’ callistemon (Callistemon ‘Little John’) 1. Coral Fountain Name: Russelia equisetiformis USDA Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11 Size: 2 to 4 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet…