Expert tips for getting your hydrangeas to bloom.
Having trouble getting your hydrangea to bloom? You’re not alone! There are three possibilities for lack of flowering among the hydrangea species. Shade vs. Sun Although some hydrangea like shade, too much shade can reduce flowering. This is particularly true of panicle hydrangea, which is the one hydrangea species that grows well in…
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Harvesting rose hips. Information on growing, harvesting, and cooking with rose hips. Includes a recipe for rose hip marmalade.
Roses can do more than grace our landscapes and floral designs. Like its cousins the apple, pear, peach and cherry, roses produce a fruit. Rose Hips are a valuable source of vitamin C, containing as much as 20 times more vitamin C than oranges. They are also an excellent antioxidant. Growing Roses for Hips…
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The many uses of bee balm, a favorite outdoor garden herb.
Description and Growing Information Bee Balm is a very pretty herb with a wonderful fruity, minty aroma. The gorgeous tubular flowers, held like a crown at the top of the 3-4 foot stems in mid and late summer come in a lot of colors including red, pink and purple. On top of all…
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How to plant wisteria vines.
Wisteria is a woody, deciduous climber that is very invasive. Wisteria is known for its vigorous growth as well as its fragrant eye-catching flowers. Depending on the variety, wisteria flowers come in a large range of colors, including red, lavender, white and blue. Although some gardeners avoid wisteria due to its invasive nature,…
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Growing old fashioned roses, information on growing and caring for old-fashioned or old roses in your flower garden.
In the 18th Century, rose bushes were very common in gardens. These roses were mainly “old roses” and often given as a gift during courtship. Since the “old roses” were easy to tend, beautiful to admire and highly fragrant, most of these roses conveyed a symbolic gesture that wasn’t often spoken among 18th Century…
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