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Bulbs

Five Bulbs for Damp Soil

Karen October 11, 2011 0 Comments

Most bulbs like well-drained soil and will rot if they don’t get it. But there are some bulbs that actually like or at least tolerate damp soil. Grow them with…

Bulbs

Selecting Spring Blooming Bulbs for Fall Planting: Overview

Karen June 14, 2011 0 Comments

By the beginning of June the bulb catalogs start rolling in. It seems a bit early to be thinking of bulbs for next spring especially when the foliage from my…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Guinea hen flower(Fritillaria meleagris)

Karen June 14, 2010 0 Comments

Guinea Hen Flower, Chequered Lily, or Snakeshead Lily, all apply to this old fashioned plant. A half dozen bulbs would flower in my mother’s Long Island garden every spring and…

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Name This Plant Game: Spring Bulbs 1

admin March 19, 2010 3 Comments

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…

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  • Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)
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Wildflowers: Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium sp) Native to the Southeast

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata)

Wildflower Garden

Wildflowers: Prairie Coneflower/Mexican Hat (Ratibida sp) Native to the New England

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra)

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