It was in those fertile hills, in the deep dead of a dreadful winter, that I learned to love plants. And thus, the legacy continues.Through ordering seeds and plants, a child can learn:Let's grow a new generation of children excited about plants and living...
The GC website also has many satisfied customer testimonials. All others courtesy of Garden Crossings.Special thanks to Mr. Rod Grasman of Garden Crossings. Plastic is then wrapped around the container and rubber bands hold everything in place.
I cross out and re-write. There have been times when I opened a box to find muddy packing peanuts and a sorry, nearly rootless twig in a vastly oversized pot, after weeks or months of waiting and numerous e-mail and phone inquiries regarding my missing...
With the advent of the Rural Free Delivery service by the Postal Service, Burpee and other companies had access to customers living in farming communities and rural areas.Today, there are numerous companies that send out seed and gardening catalogs.
Your imagination is your only limit!Becky is the owner of a fast growing business whose slogan is: "Creating the WOW FACTOR with decorative and faux finishes". If anyone can inspire you to be your creative self, Becky can.She has done what most of us...
The Top 5 spotlights vendors that have chosen to specialize in specific plants or garden products. Be sure to leave feedback for the companies you've ordered from. They treat each customer like a friend and each purchase is personal.
‘That doesn't mean anything. Then the plants start to arrive. After gardening for a few years, I slowly realized that we gardeners are really just masochists who happen to have a creative urge and appreciation of nature's beauty.
As Dave's Garden members, there are many ways we have of obtaining plants that are not available to the general public—luckily. But be smart, and only spend what you can afford to lose unless you are very sure of the seller.
Nowadays, where would we be without our tomatoes? And the frontier settlements which stretched across the West. 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.
Vendors are allowed encourage their customers to post reviews, but can't offer discounts or incentives in exchange for them. Merchants doing so will be removed from this group.The Top 30 list is posted in alphabetical order, so as to not give an unfair...
In a recent interview with our very own ?Badseed?, owner of Gemini Gardens, the talk came around to the best daylilies you must have in the garden. You could just see a clump of these sitting beside a cast iron bench in a quiet nook in the garden!August...
Tattoo parlour, World of Warcraft guild, non-profit agency, bridal wear, coven, Irish pub, publishing company.Let's get back to the roses. ROSES !!Here are the links to the other articles in my 'Roses of Color' seriesOrange You Lovely?
Some may stay in these group pots for up to a year and by then they are well established and easy to move elsewhere.Do not place new arrivals directly in the hot sun, even if these plants normally grow in hot sun.Most mail order plants come from greenhouses,...
I can help you! I have so many decisions to make: whether to keep my old catalogs and add in the new, or throw the old ones out.They are all chock full of information; I would be stupid to get rid of them.Scientists are creating new plants every day,...
The rhizomes are washed and inspected, foliage is carefully trimmed, and each iris is labeled with permanent marker. Not only does this provide a central location, it gives enthusiasts a chance to take advantage of the plant sales at the nursery after...
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...
The holidays are past and the seed catalogs are starting to roll in. Anuenue is a smaller lettuce than iceberg and matures in about 70 days.This one is generating enthusiasm for its heat-tolerance in a crisphead lettuce.Fedco Seeds offers it in an organic...
Seeds are most viable for collection and storage when ripe. 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...
Plant maples potted in field soil immediately. Useful in the home or commercial landscapes, they provide shade, serve as windbreaks, clean the air and provide wildlife habitat.There are three main ways to buy maples, balled and burlapped (B&B), container-potted...
Evergreens, they can withstand cold and poor soil conditions when properly planted. Some can attain can attain a height of 180 feet.Plant older spruce trees when dormant in the early spring months before the tree begins to exhibit any new growth.
Use sharpened pruning tools and prune at the optimal time to reduce these risks. Light annual trimming removes dead or broken branches resulting from storms and winter damage.Topping trees, the process in which the tops of trees are sheared, causes growth...
This reduces the energy that would otherwise go into producing fruit.Summer pruning should be done after budding, but before the end of July, so that healing can take place before the harshest periods of winter.
First you have to decide how big you want the bed to be and where you want your bed to be located. Or curl up on a Garden bench with a few solar lanterns scattered about with a good book and a glass of wine, or coffee if you prefer.Remember to plant your...
If deer are a problem in your yard, repel them by planting trees that aren't appealing to their palate. The best trees to plant in Ohio are ones that provide the aesthetics you desire and match the amount of sun and rain the site receives.
Supplement with water only during the flowering and fruiting season after the plant is established.Dig the hole for a container-grown pomegranate no deeper than the height of the root-ball of the tree.
Daylilies are sold as potted plants at many garden centers, and many more come mailorder direct from growers as dormant roots. This is cosmos 'Picotee' grown and photographed by greenthumb99.There you have five options for adding a new beautiful picotee...
First, you need to know when the right time of year is to transplant lemon trees and, even then, lemon tree transplanting is a tricky prospect. Potted trees can also be transplanted into the garden with a little prior TLC.
