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Plants and poisons, beware of what grows in your gardens!
Sure you don't want? What about a little seed brunch with me now? The plant kingdom does offer a great many delicious tastes but some can prove to be finalas a matter of fact many species which look pleasant and may even produce nice colours and perfumes...
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Have no fear, Earthkind roses are here
When you cross-referance a cultivar with, and the source you want to buy from, you will have a better idea of how that cultivar grows. While that is true for some, you can have a lush rose garden without constantly spraying, clipping and worrying.
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Painting the Roses Red
They are classed as miniatures based on the size of their blooms, but the bushes may grow to 3 feet or more. There are a number of reds and the debate goes on as to which is the best.
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Roses ~ In the Pink
There is also a' that is very similar but somewhat larger. This is a lovely single with between four and eleven petals on it's pink blooms with yellow eyes. 'Pink Peace' is listed as hardy to zone 5, while 'Chicago Peace' will only tough it out to zone...
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Orange You Lovely? Orange You Beautiful? A look at orange roses
They seemed kind of garish. Color with a capital. I am a convert now! and I mean big time!! There was a thread. It will grow to 12', is very disease resistant and is hardy in zones 5b-9b.
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Rose Rustling: Rounding Up Old Roses
Years ago my mother took cuttings from a couple bushes on an old farm my uncle had purchased. Please don't delay getting those cuttings or suckers however.One of my aunts had quite a few old roses, and I vaguely recall that she gave me some cuttings years...
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The Yellow Rose of... Wheatfield
So I have a small 'Peace Garden' and couldn't pass up this beauty when I found it own-root.'Sunsprite' [Kordes, 1977] is the clearest, purest yellow in my rose garden. It's my hope that a yellow rugosa will be less disease prone.
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Purple Roses Majesty
This is an excellent hedge rose, 5' high by 3' wide, covered with clusters of 3.5" blooms. As with most shrubs, it blooms in clusters of smaller, 2.5" blooms all season. An unusual deep purple with 4", 26-40 petaled blooms, 'Ebb Tide' is good plant for...
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Rue the Day
Excellent drainage is a must.'Jackman's Blue,' a popular cultivar in Europe, has beautiful bluish green foliage and can grow to 2-3' tall and wide. All types of rue are quite deer- and bunny-resistant and most will thrive in USDA Zones 4-9, given adequate...
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Harvesting and Using Rose Hips for Tea
I used 2 teaspoons of rose hips and 1/2 teaspoon of the mint. They are high in many nutrients and their use is a great preventative of colds and respiratory ailments. I added a bit of honey after my initial taste test and was quite pleased with the results...
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Skyscape Roses
In fact, most of the giant ramblers flower only once annually. Award of Merit Winnter, American Rose Society. ISBN 0-03-006022-2. Roses that Climb: How to Grow them and Enjoy Them.
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Love Across the Miles
Like many others, an overwhelming sense of wanting to help and become involved came over me. This rose in its very survival was the perfect representation of hope in a world where it is needed so desperately by so many.I went on to read about the efforts...
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Minnie and the Rose Cuttings
I started to give her plastic containers from our food so she can chew on them or play with them, whatever she would want to do, hoping that she won't bury those like she did with the rest of her toys - yet, not all recovered!Like our beloved Boss, Minnie...
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Ralph Moore ~ Father of the Modern Miniature Rose
The Ralph Moore Rose Garden in Visalia was dedicated to him on May 29, 2003 to honor his achievements as a rose breeder. '[But] Texas A&M professor of horticulture David Byrne envisions a program that will not only use Moore's discoveries in genetics...
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
You will need to get into the beds for pruning, spraying, mulching and other garden chores. For Christmas this year I received the statue of the rose lady pictured at left. I had a nice space about 40' x 22' to work with.
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Natural Security
However, some people have done exactly that for a lovely hedge.A good choice, in my opinion, to plant under or near windows is the Altai rose it is probably the spiniest of rose family.
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All-America Rose Selections for 2008
Every year when the new rose catalogs begin to hit my mailbox one of the first things that I look for is the AARS symbol. If you're looking for a quality rose that has been time tested look for the AARS logo.Images and plant facts courtesy of All American...
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A rose garden in Baleyssagues
She will also offer tea in the garden for a small fee, you will probably not be too surprised to know that this is not straight black tea but rose tea, accompanied by hand-made scones possibly topped with roses jam for the sweet teeth.
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Plants That Irritate the Skin: Beyond Poison Ivy
Ever wonder why some plants cause rashes or reactions when handled or touched? Plants using mechanical defenses include, among others: One popular plant in the photo at right is a culprit for contact dermatitis: theinfection can be.
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Herbology at Hogwarts: Plants in the Harry Potter Books
In ancient times the root was used as painkiller and sleeping aid; Roman physicians had patients chew it as anesthetic before surgery.Belladonna is the source of atropine, a drug used in modern medicine in eye operations as a method of dilating the pupil.
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A Gift from the Heart, Across the Miles
Last January's ice storm had nearly demolished it.Its limbs were sparse, what was left of them, but I had been reluctant to cut it down. That was September 20, a month after I had received it.
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Dish Flower Patterns: Part I
Pictured are some other early decals of roses. It is a depiction of the, a shrub that grows into a dense thicket with tomato sized hips.First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House and is on display in the Smithsonian...
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Growing Rugosa Roses
Cook until the mixture has thickened to jam-like consistency. Rugosas do have thorns and a nobody will try to come though a hedge of these; the hedge will win.They grow in tall, medium and "ground cover" sizes.
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Hardy Euphorbias in the Garden - An Untamed Passion for \'Shrubby Spurges\'
I was anxious to create a border that would give an immediate impression of a mature, well-established planting. A gardener?s first tendency when you mention Euphorbias might evoke visions of Poinsettias, Crown of Thorns or an old favorite, Cushion Spurge.
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Castor oil, anyone?
It is widely grown as a crop in Ethiopia. Heat is used to extract oil from most seeds, but when castor beans are heated, the ricin from the bean is distributed throughout the oil. It's flavor was enough to make me sicker than I ever thought of being.Last...
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Quest for the Black Rose
Black clothing, black nail polish, black lipstick and hair. The others are pictured below; 'Barkarole', aka 'Taboo', and 'Baccara'. This may be attributed to the current trend toward black and white weddings.
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Sean McCann: A Rosarian
They usually have at least four McCann roses available in their inventory, and I encourage anyone to try growing a McCann rose.The photos were supplied by Sean McCann and used with his kind permission.
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