http://www.karensgardentips.com Practical tips to help you get the most out of your garden. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:10:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/the-difference-between-cultivar-and-variety/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/the-difference-between-cultivar-and-variety/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:00:09 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=14313 Read 'The Difference between Plant Variety and Cultivar' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

All botanical names consist of at least two parts, a genus and species names. So, lily of the valley is known as Convallaria majalis, and Norway maple is Acer plantaoides. Sometimes, however, the name of a plant has three names, genus species, and cultivar or [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/the-difference-between-cultivar-and-variety/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/understanding-tender-perennials/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/understanding-tender-perennials/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:34:19 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=5383 Read 'Understanding Tender Perennials' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Some of our most useful plants in the summer garden are tender perennials. Many of them provide abundant color for a long period of time but unfortunately they die when cold weather comes. Examples are impatiens, coleus, petunia, and the common geranium (Pelargonium). If they die after one season, [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/understanding-tender-perennials/feed/ 0 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what-is-the-difference-between-an-annual-perennial-or-biennial/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what-is-the-difference-between-an-annual-perennial-or-biennial/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:37:34 +0000 admin http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=5314 Read 'What is the Difference Between an Annual, Perennial, or Biennial?' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

When spring comes and the urge to buy seeds and plants envelops the gardener, one of the first things to consider is the life cycle of the plant involved; is it an annual, perennial or biennial? Knowing the answer to this question [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what-is-the-difference-between-an-annual-perennial-or-biennial/feed/ 1 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:06 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=3707 Read 'Botanical Latin: Species Names' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Read 'Botanical Latin: Species Names' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. All plants have Latin names consisting of a genus name and a species name. The species name is the second of the two names, is usually not capitalized and describes some characteristic of the plant. For example, the Latin name for ordinary bugleweed is Ajuga reptans; the species [...]]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-species/feed/ 3 http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/a-case-for-using-botanical-names/ http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/a-case-for-using-botanical-names/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:40:19 +0000 Karen http://www.karensgardentips.com/?p=394 Read 'A Case for Using Botanical Names' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com.

Three good reasons are given for using botanical names rather than common names.]]> http://www.karensgardentips.com/garden-basics/nomenclature/a-case-for-using-botanical-names/feed/ 2