7/06/2008

'Black Eyed Susans' - Favorite Summer Flowers

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The Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm Black-Eyed Susan’, Rudbeckia fulgida, is an easy to grow perennial with large flower heads of golden yellow and bla...
2/09/2008

Coneflowers | Echinacea

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Echinacea or coneflower cultivars have undergone many changes in the past few years. New colors, sizes and flower shapes keep coming, but ea...
7/31/2007

Coneflowers (Echinacea) works with bugs

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Coneflowers Good To Grow Everyone is getting excited about echinacea these days – and not just because it's a pretty flower. Recent scie...
4/28/2007

IN YOUR GARDEN: Glorious gladioli

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Written by Jenny Watts Gladiolus has long been a favorite flower in the florist trade for its stately beauty in arrangements. But it also l...
12/16/2006

A little neglect is best for begonias

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I've never thought of houseplants as being in or out of fashion, because I grew up with them: angel-wing begonias with silver dots on th...
10/06/2006

Garden workshops like Tupperware parties for the green-thumb set

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Lisa Ziegler stands in front of them to explain and demonstrate the efficient and easy use of several little-known gardening tools and produ...
8/13/2006

Fast-food take on landscapes appetizing

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In the past two weeks I have traveled from the Deep South to northern Michigan, and from West Texas through New Mexico and Colorado to South...
8/11/2006

Primer on plant problems, how to treat them! Part TWO

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-BACTERIAL BLIGHT Symptoms: Small, water-soaked spots appear on vegetable leaves. The spots eventually get bigger and turn brown. The leave...
7/01/2006

July's hot tips on maintaining flower garden

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Planting * If you are lacking summer color, it's not too late to set out these plants: ageratum, begonias, celosia, chrysanthemums, core...
6/24/2006

Primer on plant problems, how to treat them! Part One

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Your garden is off to a great start this season and everything's looking great, you don't have a care in the world and then: Whack. ...
4/05/2006

What do those numbers on fertilizer bags actually mean?

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Whenever you see a fertilizer product, it will have three numbers prominently listed on the package, usually on the front. These numbers are...
3/25/2006

Get ready for gardening

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During the winter months, hours of dreaming over garden catalogues are interspersed with pruning and making sure mulch is spread to nourish ...