May 14, 2007

Tip: Cut Bulb Foliage

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Once daffodil, tulip, and hyacinth flowers die, leave bulb foliage until it yellows. The foliage will rejuvenate the bulb for next year's flowering. Once it yellows, cut the foliage off at the soil line.

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April 11, 2007

Using Plants with Contrasting Foliage

I wrote a new article today on using plants with contrasting foliage. Check it out. This is the first article in what will be a series. Now that I’ve laid the general groundwork I will go back and tackle specific plants for each popular

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May 9, 2007

Foliage that floors you - Gulf News


Foliage that floors you
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 1 hour ago
Setting himself the goal of "bringing gardening to the masses," Singaporean Wilson Wong, 28, started the Green Culture website in September 2004.

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March 28, 2007

Black Foliage Shrubs

click for more images Black is the New Black Trees and shrubs add four season stucture to a garden. They.

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May 17, 2007

Q&A: Sparse Foliage on Potentilla

Question: I have 5 potentillas that are 3 yrs old. They have looked fine until this spring. Now they have a lot of dead branches–though the live branches they do have look healthy and are starting to bud. What can I do for them?

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May 2, 2007

Q&A: Foliage for Bouquets

Question: Each year I have plenty of flowers for flower arangements but no greenery to go with them. What kind of plants, ferns, or shrubs should I plant that would work well in a flower arangement? Answer: Japanese painted fern would

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March 27, 2007

Let's Propagate

There is a vining variegated euphorbia on one of the fences that I plan to propagate this week. Spring is the right time to take cuttings and make new plants out of them because you want to use wood from this year's growth that is firm, …

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May 19, 2007

Ornamental Grasses in Shade

Choosing variegated oranmental grasses and sedges for the shade garden design.

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Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum odoratum)

Plant type: Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 10a Height: 18" to 35" Spread: 9" to 11" Exposure: shade to partial shade partial sun Bloom Color: White Bloom Time: Early spring, Mid spring Leaf Color: Variegated Growth Rate: average

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March 11, 2007

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

Plant type: Annual, Herb, Interior Plant USDA Hardiness Zones: UKN Height: 18" to 30" Spread: 0" Exposure: full sun Bloom Color: Orange, Yellow Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Mid summer Leaf Color: Green, Variegated, …

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