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Teachable moments: My first mail order
My nephew Mitch, a member of Dave's Garden, remembers sitting down with my mother as she dreamed through seed catalogs, circling pictures. We did, however, grow some wonderful plants in the hills of New York state.
California
El Segundo
Watchdog 30 Stars - Garden Crossings
On those occasions when there is still damage, customer service will work with the customer to ensure a prompt remedy is effected.GC features include extended descriptions of each plant,, 'Store This Search' - which allows individual search criteria to...
California
El Segundo
Mail Order Plants: Is What You See What You Get?
Ah, the dreams I dream with those pages in my hands! I can see my entire yard transformed into a wave of color and texture! I start making lists, sorting by sun, shade, color, and height.
California
El Segundo
Mail Order Gardening: Then and Now
Burpee sought seeds from abroad and from the United States, developing hybrids and sending out premier seeds. Their colorful covers inviting inspection, their interiors offer promises of gardens to come.
California
El Segundo
Wait! Don\'t throw those plant catalogs away! Turn them into Garden Art.
They also make great gifts. Well, I did that until I got bored, then decided that perhaps I would do the same to a round papier mache' box. I was delighted until she started unpacking and putting her clothes away in the furniture that she used as a child."Just...
California
El Segundo
The Garden Watchdog Top 5 Awards
Be sure to leave feedback for the companies you've ordered from. The Top 5 spotlights vendors that have chosen to specialize in specific plants or garden products. While it is important to warn others of an unhappy transaction, many prople also want to...
California
El Segundo
Gardener / Masochist
We see plants that, by all rights, should have a large ‘Do Not Resuscitate!' tag on them, offered by the big box stores or nurseries for cents on a dollar. How dare they! Those of us with deer problems refuse to surrender, and will spend $100 on sprays...
California
El Segundo
Buying annual plants (and other stuff) on eBay -- is it a good idea?
I like to buy live plants and seeds and bulbs, and I've done all three on all of the above placesOn eBay they have a special feature called a Second Chance Offer: if the seller has more than one of an item, she can, if she wants to, offer one to you at...
California
El Segundo
When Seed Selling Was A Seedling - a brief history of mail order seeds in the United States
One is the Smithsonian's, to which I have already alluded several times. Nobody had ever heard of a love apple (the original name of the tomato) so nobody knew they needed them, at least not before the D.
California
El Segundo
Spotlight on the Garden Watchdog and How It Works
Our mailboxes are crammed full of catalogs and the gorgeous images are eye candy for winter-weary eyes. Ranking is determined by an automatic calculator that updates anytime a review is posted for the entire Garden Watchdog consisting of over 7,500 companies.There...
California
El Segundo
Quest for the Black Rose
A look at orange roses They were often used at funerals.", and it continues, "...a true black rose is impossible to produce."We have here another vote against the reality of the true black rose in nature.
California
El Segundo
Mail ordering succulents and cacti: my experiences
Over the years I have increased my reliance on mail order for obtaining succulents and cacti (primarily aloes) as my local options slowly diminish and I add to my overburdening collection of weird stuff.There is so much to be collected in this category...
California
El Segundo
Specialty growers: a source for that perfect plant
This is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. You can find plants that you have never heard of and did not even know you needed until you read about them. That would have made a pretty boring garden, at that size, with that little variation.
California
El Segundo
Plant Catalog Organization Not for the Faint of Heart
(You may add more; you can never have too few categories.)Cross-postings (like number 3 above, but kind of like somewhere else)Subtractums (I don't know what this is; I made it up)You will need a lot of binders so it is a good idea to purchase more than...
California
El Segundo
Hot Flowers for Hot Places
Anyway, the children and I were busy learning about singular and possessive nouns and other matters of great importance, so we had little time for such pleasurable pursuits as flower gardening.that blooms throughout the summer.
California
El Segundo
Take the Plunge, It\'s Iris Sale Time!
Proceeds from the sale benefit society efforts.For the past 10 years or so, the FSK Iris Society has been holding this midsummer sale in the parking lot of Dutch Plant Farm in Frederick, MD.
California
El Segundo
Just add water, Paperwhites bring a hint of spring
The container size is up to you; do plant bulbs closely and with all the bulbs at the same level. White roots will grow down from the base of the bulb into the rocks, and green grasslike leaves will soon extend a foot or so above.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles For New Gardeners: Sempervirens tectorum, Hens and Chicks
To transplant, simply detach one of the runners with a 'chick' at the end and pin it in its new home until roots appear.Forgetful gardeners will be happy to note that this plant can survive long periods of neglect.
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Zinnias
Work the ground to about 6" deep after danger of frost has passed, removing rocks, grass and weeds. They do need about an inch of water a week, and if they are container-grown, a bit more.
California
El Segundo
New Salad Greens for 2008 - Part III: Variety Greens
This article showcases some of the new introductions in greens that gardeners can plant in 2008 to add some spicy flavor accents to their salads, as well as some that stand particularly well in warmer weather when many kinds of greens turn bitter and...
California
El Segundo
New Salad Greens for 2008 - Part II: Lettuce
Are you ready to turn your thoughts to this year's garden? Bolting and tipburn resistant with superior flavor, not bitter.Fedco and Johnny's Selected Seeds both offer organic seeds.Another heat-tolerant full-sized Romaine with dark green leaves.This one...
California
El Segundo
Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: Daylilies
All the other images, including the thumbnail are of un-named seedlings. A daylily fan is a self-contained little plant that multiplies via underground roots or stolens. This way, you can watch over your seedlings and give them proper amounts of water...
California
El Segundo
Butter Daisy, a Low Maintenance Annual
Year after year it reseeds in the flowerbed out by the street where it is subjected to the hot, afternoon sun and the reflected light from the surrounding pavement. A solid mass of bright yellow blossoms brightened the red brick planter and wall behind...
California
El Segundo
Banking on Diversity: Have you saved a seed lately?
Afterward, they place the seeds in sealed, airtight containers.The final storage step is to freeze the seeds at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 20 degrees Celsius).Difficult-to-store seeds may respond better to cryopreservation, or to in-vitro storage.
California
El Segundo
The Best Flowering Vines for Containers
Eventually the entire structure will be covered with flowers. All are best for full sun conditions and they're easy to start from seed or by planting nursery-grown transplants. Pin the teepee in place with landscape pins stuck into the soil over the cage's...
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The Best Flowers to Plant in Virginia
"Longwood Blue" blue mist shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis "Longwood Blue," USDA zones 5 through 9) grows 2 to 3 feet tall and bears clusters of blue flowers on the ends of the branches in late summer.
California
Santa Monica
5 Places to Look For Farm Grants
Indeed, Google will take you right to where you need to go. Some of these grants are geared towards specific types of projects while others allow you to invent the project yourself.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia