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Name This Plant Game: Summer Blooming Perennials 5

Chuck — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:02:15 +0000

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This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing the type of plant or its broad characteristics. To play the game you identify [...]

Five Favorite Perennials for Wet Soils

Karen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:16:32 +0000

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It seems that most plants I want to buy like well drained soil but sometimes I really need one for a wet spot in the garden where many plants have tried to grow but failed because of excess moisture. It is nice to know that there [...]

Plant Profile: Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)

Karen — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:02:00 +0000

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This is one of the garden thugs I would not be without! When the flowering spikes emerge in the summer, shaped like a gooseneck and all covered with small white flowers, I fall in love with it all over again. It is a wonderful, playful, whimsical [...]

Garden Journal: June 6, 2010

Karen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:09:13 +0000

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Many hot and sunny days have pushed the plants to grow and flower but some are looking floppier than in other years. This was a productive week of work as I planted most of my annuals and started many seeds and cuttings to use later in the [...]

Five Favorite Thugs in the Garden

Karen — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:35:30 +0000

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Some plants are just like rambunctious children. They don’t mean to upset the order of things but their energy and vitality allow them to bully those that are more restrained and even crowd them out. Don’t get me wrong. I love these 5 favorite thugs and [...]

Garden Journal: July 19, 2009

Karen — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:04:29 +0000

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Read 'Garden Journal: July 19, 2009' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. Sun, some clouds, and a tad of rain, all with warm to hot temperatures have been good for the garden and gardener. Some flowers come into bloom while others fade, but the foliage of all keep growing and the abundance increases. The abundance is evident in this [...]

Garden Journal: June 21 2009

Karen — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:04:50 +0000

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Ample rain, high humidity, and cloudy days with just a touch of sun now and then set the stage for this week’s garden. Many plants seem to thrive while others languish but so far most are doing well. I saw quite a few mushrooms and I thought [...]