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GARDEN BLOGS: Coltsfoot: It’s Not A Dandelion–Wildflower Wednesday March...
You could be forgiven for mistaking coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) for a dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) from a distance,especially if you didn’t know that coltsfoot is the earliest blooming wildflower in northeastern North America. Can you tell...
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GARDEN BLOGS: Snowdrops and Winter Aconites and More: Garden Bloggers Bl...
There is nothing blooming at my new (to me) garden. That lack will have to be rectified. But my daughter Cadence was going right by the old place yesterday, and I asked her to take...
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GARDEN BLOGS: Forced Hyacinths
Forcing hyacinths is not that difficult. The hardest part is remembering to order them early and start chilling them soon enough. If you want them to bloom in mid-January, you should start chilling them by...
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GARDEN BLOGS: Dragon Wing Red Begonia: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day Decembe...
This spring, Ball Horticultural sent me some Dragon Wing Red Begonias to trial in my garden. My sister-in-law had told me that she dug up and potted her wax begonias, wintered them over as houseplants,...
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GARDEN BLOGS: New Flowers From An Old Friend: Garden Bloggers Bloom Day ...
Long time readers may remember Craig Levy, who wrote for this blog for a number of months, and then went on to other things. This spring he emailed me, asking, “Would you like more plants...