Bedding For Summer Months

The second part is a donation garden. For further information on PAR, contact the Garden Writers PAR Hotline at 1-877-492-2727.As the saying goes "The longest journey begins with a single step" Let's all use the month of April to promote gardening.Don't...

The anise scent is pleasing in the garden and when planted in multiples the colored blooms are magnets for butterflies and bees. Foeniculum and A. Anise Hyssop ‘Blue Fortune' (Agastache hybrid) Spires of 5” soft violet-blue flowers arrive in continuous...

Although both belong to the order Amaryllidaceae, agapanthus is a member of the African lily family, or Agapanthoideae, while allium species belong to the widespread onion family, or Allioideae.Garden alliums have neat, spherical flower clusters.Both...

Store magnolia cuttings of all species in an ice chest or dark plastic bag to keep them moist until they grow roots.Cut sections of semi-hardwood from the deciduous star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) in July or August then dip the end into the auxin hormodin...

Cannas are dual-purpose plants because they have flowers and foliage that are equally ornamental. Deadheading -- removing spent flowers and seed capsules -- faithfully throughout the blooming season helps to prolong blooming, and it may increase the number...

The female blossoms will follow and will be pollinated by the male blossoms, so don't pick them.Pick the zucchini fruit when it's about 8 to 10 inches long for the best flavor and tenderness.

Cucumbers and zucchinis are from the same family -- Cucurbitaceae, or the squash family -- so these cousins can be planted together in your vegetable garden.Before you decide to toss a handful of cucumber and zucchini seeds in the soil, make sure you...

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and eggplant are often listed as having a positive effect on on another. Planting eggplants in the same beds as annual legumes benefits the eggplants because peas (Pisum sativum) and beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) pull nitrogen...

It may be treated as a perennial or an annual plant, depending on the climate of the location in which it is grown. It has erect stems, ranges from 2 to 3 feet in height, and blooms in late summer.Often called Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata is considered...

Leaving spent flowers on an iris can also weaken the plants and reduce flowering the next year, because the irises expend energy fueling seed production instead of storing energy and nutrients for future flower production.

Sweet banana peppers don't snap as easily from the stem at maturity as the hot varieties.A garden basket containing fresh picked vegetables on an outdoor table.Harvest peppers after the morning dew has dried on the plants, because handling wet plants...

After deadheading, rake up and dispose of or compost the removed flowers. Clean and disinfect the shears thoroughly before you begin deadheading and again after each plant to minimize the spread of diseases, pests or fungal spores.

Rinse it in cold water and use it fresh, or dry the thyme for later use. Water the planting medium regularly to keep it moist, but not soaked, until the cuttings form roots.Cut back on watering once the thyme cuttings have rooted.

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Refrain from watering again until about 15 to 20 days after planting since this is when you should start seeing the tubers sprouting.Spread a 2 1/2- to 3-inch layer of straw, bark, grass clippings or leaves for mulch over the planting bed to reduce moisture...

This will help keep the root ball intact and minimize shock. Fill the hole with water. Cover with dirt mixed with a third of mulch. The larger the root ball area is, the less shock damage will be done to the roots.Once you have the root ball dug, do not...

Mulch helps retain moisture and insulates the soil, while also smothering and preventing weed growth. Trim off the top one-third of the foliage with shears wiped with a cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol before transplanting.

Water daily to help prevent the soil from drying out too much. Set the petunias in a sunny window where they receive at least six hours of direct light a day. Lack of sunlight leads to weak plants that are more prone to disease.

Lilacs usually form roots and begin putting on new growth within three to six weeks. You can start a new lilac from softwood cuttings from an existing healthy plant, but the proper timing and rooting method is crucial for success.Lilacs flower reliably...

Water seeds heavily. Place your watermelon seeds into the warm milk and leave the container for 24 hours in a cool position in the house. Cut the other seedlings off at the base, rather than pull them out to avoid disturbing the strongest seedlings' roots.Mix...

It's a fragrant rose variety, which has a scent similar to a sweet tea. Unlike other purple varieties, burgundy iceberg roses are hardy and tolerate cooler climates. Plant this rose in zones 5 through 9.Blue moon is a hybrid tea rose.

As the leaves begin to die back in summer, mark the area near the foliage clumps with labeled stakes so you'll remember where the bulbs are. The plants multiply by tiny bulblets that grow into full-sized plants over several years.

Lychee seeds are highly variable and the resulting tree can take anywhere from five to 25 years to bear fruit, if it fruits at all. Each lychee fruit contains at least one seed, which is generally round and dark brown in color with a diameter of roughly...

Although the plant will look unkempt and straggly for some weeks, the resulting seeds will provide a sound base for propagation in following years. The dianthus plant will tolerate being cut back to ground level if necessary.Harvest the seeds of dianthus...

Italians use them to wrap cheeses. The Greeks used a bed of aromatic lemon leaves as a pillow under the head of the dead.Lemon leaves are frequently used in garland and wreaths.Decorators like to use lemon leaves in wreaths and garlands.

* Spiraea tomentosa , commonly known as the Steeplebush , is a plant similar in characteristic to the Hardhack ( S. * A vigorous plant, spreading by subterranean suckers and forming thickets.

Dry the corms for three weeks.Break the bottom off the corm along the seam and discard the bottom portion, saving only the new top corm. Water more frequently if hot weather causes the soil to dry out or the plants to wilt.Weed between the gladiolus weekly...