(Image above: Gourds) Adding Autumn Color to the Garden Autumn or Fall as we call this season of the year, is a great time to plant new shrubs and plants. It may be the best time to plant new material. The pressure of the hot weather is no longer a factor. Plant roots have a […]
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Winter Garden What a winter we have had in our area so far! With record cold temperatures for record lengths of time, many of us may have lost some of our tender plants. The best thing to do is to cut the foliage/stems back past any freeze damage to just past undamaged tissue. We have
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Beets – Beta vulgaris Beetroots as they more commonly referred to in Europe are the taproot portions of the beet plant. It is a member of the goosefoot family as is Swiss chard and sugar beets. Beets have been around since the Middle Ages but the varieties similar to what we eat today came later.
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Cool Season Flowers Cool season plants add color to flower beds at this time of the year. By planting some of these hardy bedding plants such as dianthus, hollyhock, pansy, petunia, sweet alyssum, viola, snapdragon and stock, gardeners can bridge the color gap before warm season plants begin to thrive. Petunias can be planted now.
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Color in the Garden thru Fall and Winter Popular plants such as, Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua, cyclamen, pansies, mums, petunias and snapdragons, are great this time of the year as they bring us colorful flowers, but it can be difficult to keep color in the Fall and Winter garden. How about introducing wildflowers in
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