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Country & Rural Garden News (13)Newspapers (6)Other Gardening News (A-J) (29)Other Gardening News (K-Z) (30)Hardy plants for hardy souls 18 Nov 09 Horticulture Magazine Lists Their Twenty Favorite Garden Blogs I was named as one of Horticulture’s favorite garden blogs–many thanks! ... 17 Nov 09 Adenophora and Its Evil Twin Revisited A while back I wrote an essay for Horticulture detailing my attempt to figure out the difference between ladybells and creeping bellflower, and I wrote up a blog post with additional information. Anne Larson, the Des Moines Gardening Examiner, has tracked down more information about these two plants, including how to determine if you really [... 16 Nov 09 Still Blooming: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 2009 I was going to blather on about how this November was milder than last, but when I checked, I discovered that’s what I said last November, too! It was more typically cold in November 2007; however, the larches had more needles left at that time than they do this year... 11 Nov 09 Planting Tulips, Part 2 Yesterday I told you how I finally realized species tulips planted in the peony bed would help to bridge the bloom gap of late spring. I got the tulips chosen and purchased, and now I’m going to show you how I planted them... 10 Nov 09 Planting Tulips, Part 1 After the snowdrops, after the crocuses, after the daffodils, there is just about nothing blooming in the front of the house until the June show of peonies, irises, and poppies. I have not been the first person to notice this bloom gap, not by a long shot, and the traditional recommendation is to plant tulips [... 4 Nov 09 Mini Guest Post I am cited as a “winter survival pro” at Seasonal Wisdom. Check it out, and add your own tips in the comments. I know a lot of my readers are winter survival pros. ... 25 Oct 09 Lady-Slipper Seed Pods Remember this? Now it looks like this: discovered these while on my witch hazel walk. Lady Slipper Seed Germination As related by William Cullina in The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers (affiliate link): “The typical lady-slipper seedpod contains between 10,000 and 20,00 seeds!” The reason they have so many seeds is because the seeds [... 22 Oct 09 How to Plant a Lot of Crocuses For years now, we’ve enjoyed the crocus display along one side of our driveway. This spring I decided it should be even bigger, and over the last two days I planted a hundred more, bringing the total to over nine hundred... 20 Oct 09 A Good Year for Witch Hazels It is a family tradition to walk up the hill and into the woods this time of year to seek out the witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) blossoms. This is a native shrub or small tree that prefers moist, acidic soil–which we have in abundance... 16 Oct 09 First Snow of 2009-2010 Last night it snowed. That, in itself, is not unusual for the second half of October. But normally we get flurries mixed with rain, and no accumulation. Yesterday a weather record for snow accumulation was broken...
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