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Top Picks: Cheer for an All-Star
SacBee -- Home and Garden &bull Mar 6, 2010
Celebrate the coming of spring and an All-Star of the Year with the UC Davis Arboretum. From its All-Star collection of 100 water-wise plants, the arboretum staff chose Valley Violet ceanothus as 2010's top All-Star and propagated extra plants for… Full Story »
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Coast Redwood Tree 50 Seeds
dbqv.com via @ysanewton &bull Feb 23, 2010Coast Redwood Tree 50 Seeds-World’s Tallest Tree-Bonsai | Home Improvement and Remodeling Tips Full Story »
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Primula Sylvan Series: New from Owl's Acre
Graham Rice &bull Feb 21, 2010
There's a mystique about the unusual forms of primroses and polyanthus. Plants and seed have always been difficult to find, and if you grew them from seed you never knew how many were going to be true. Jackanapes flowers have… Full Story »
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How To Make Seed Starting Pots From Newspaper
fairegarden &bull Feb 19, 2010
This how to post will cover the creation of small pots out of newsprint, perfect for starting seeds. Gardens Illustrated last year. Since our issues arrive a month late in the United States, it was too late to start these purple flowered artichokes then. We didnt know that however and planted some outdoors in the ground. They never came up. These seeds were sown on heat mats in the greenhouse on January 17, 2010. You will need to buy the wooden form to make the pots. Ours came from Thompson And Morgan Seeds online, but they are offered from other… Full Story »
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Orchid Hand Painted Silk Scarf by Palettepassion by palettepassion
www.etsy.com via @Palettepassion &bull Feb 16, 2010If you love purple, you'll love this scarf! Shades of violet, lavender and plum are a sure reminder of spring! Full Story »
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - February 2010
May Dreams Gardens &bull Feb 15, 2010
This is May Dreams Gardens because all year I dream of the days of May when the sun is warm, the sky is blue, the grass is green, and the garden is all new again! Welcome to Garden Bloggers Bloom Day for February 2010! In my USDA Hardiness Zone 5b garden, I find that once again, on the 15th of February… Full Story »
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Skullcap: A Summer for Rabies
Dave's Garden &bull Feb 12, 2010
You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants! Over time little known plants were often targeted as miraculous cures for one thing or another. Skullcap is one of them. For some time it was publicized as the only cure for rabies, rabies in people, of course, not in animals. It went by the name of maddog weed when I was small, and it seemed that every summer a new supply of its miracle cure was… Full Story »
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Curating Annuals-Some odd, but stylish choices
Growing with Plants &bull Feb 8, 2010
There isn't much that I don't grow, but I always make room for annual flowers. I suppose it's partly because they are some of the first plants my mother let me grow, for I remember sowing seeds at a very young age, and learning quite early, well before I was 10 or 11, what a Cosmos seed looked like vs. a Zinnia. Dad would dig compost from the large compost pile out back, and I imagine that the soil was rich with all of the chicken manure from our hens. The whole… Full Story »
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Horticulture Competition
www.chicagoflower.com via @urbangarden &bull Feb 6, 2010Participating in the 2010 Chicago Flower & Garden Show's Horticulture Competition is fun, easy and rewarding. If you are considering participating for the first time, there are many resources offered to help you through the process of entering as a… Full Story »
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Perennial Plants of the Decade
Homes & Gardens - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com &bull Feb 5, 2010
Take a stroll through the 2000s with Perennial Plant of the Year selections by the Perennial Plant Association. Full Story »
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I've Got Seeds!
May Dreams Gardens &bull Feb 5, 2010
I've got seeds! Take that Mr. Winter! You can huff and puff and blow your snow around. You can be cold and miserable and throw those icy paths before me. Give me your best shot and I'm positive I'll remain… Full Story »
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Nursery Adventure
squigglemum.com via @salisburydowns &bull Feb 3, 2010As part of our garden week the kids and I took a trip to one of our local nurseries. There are several nurseries in our area, ranging from a small, no-frills native nursery to large cafe-designer-lifestyle nurseries. I opted for… Full Story »
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February Petal Buzz Newsletter « Adelaide’s Insight
adelaidesevents.com via @EasyOrchidCare &bull Feb 3, 2010We are carrying unique glass hearts from a local artisan, Cindy McQuade, Blown Glass Artist. She has studied internationally as well as locally. Her hearts are beautiful and unique. Full Story »
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Butterfly Nectar Flowers
backyardsafarico.com via @MonarchOne &bull Feb 1, 2010like to drink nectar from a wide variety of flowers. Don?t make the common mistake of planting only one nectar source. The more flowers you plant in your garden, the more butterflies you will have! Full Story »
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Sweet William
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu via @aviation_artist &bull Jan 30, 2010A perennial variety which usually performs as an annual. Native to Europe, it has escaped cultivation and adapted to all regions of the United States. The brilliant little flowers have fringed petals of red, pink, purple or violet. An ideal… Full Story »
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In the Garden: Packets Full of Miracles
NYT > Home & Garden &bull Jan 21, 2010
The growing season has not yet arrived, but shopping season has. Garden experts share a few of their favorite seeds. Full Story »
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Dyeing Carnations: A Fun Project With Kids
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 18, 2010
Have you ever wondered how florists get the various colors streaked on white carnations? The answer is simple, and a wonderful project to do with children. Dyeing carnations is a common process, and is easy to do at home Full Story »
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Grow a Flurry of Fleabanes!
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 16, 2010
The genus Erigeron, commonly called fleabanes, is quite large. Appearing much like asters, they bloom earlier in the season, helping to extend the 'daisy' season. They are also ideal for the butterfly garden. If you are not already growing some,… Full Story »
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Jeff Gillman's Hort Research that Gardeners can Use
Garden Rant &bull Jan 14, 2010
The latest by Jeff Gillman, associate professor of horticulture at the University of Minnesota. We thank him for his quarterly reports to us, which are all compiled right here. I went to graduate school with an interesting guy named Bill... Full Story »
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Tips for a Successful Wild
www.organic-gardeening.com via @brownthumbgirl &bull Jan 12, 2010A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fixing up a real for sure wild garden. Full Story »
