Can you tell me what are the flowers for each month of the year?

( Date Added: Tue Jul 19 2005   Visits: 206)  

There are many such lists are available, but here's a common list: January, Carnation February, Violet March, Daffodil April, Sweet Pea

Dealing with Drought in the Garden

( Date Added: Wed Jul 20 2005   Visits: 200)  

The soil is parched and your flowers and plants are suffering. How can you keep your garden successful, especially when local watering restrictions are being enforced? There are creative ways to cope with hot, dry weather without breaking any laws. The keys are reducing evaporation, preventing weeds, recycling water and giving plants extra care. A few extra steps will see your plants through a drought.

Field Guide

( Date Added: Wed Jul 20 2005   Visits: 258)  

Rhizome — An underground stem that produces a new plant. Rhizomes are present or absent, strong or weak. Stolon — A horizontal, above ground stem that takes root at various intervals and gives rise to new plants. Crown — The area at the base of the plant where all growth of the grass stems. The grass will survive as long as the crown is not damaged. Sheath — The tubular portion of the leaf which wraps around or encloses the stem. Edges of the sheath may join, overlap or be closed. They are also

Get ready for spring!

( Date Added: Wed Jul 20 2005   Visits: 223)  

Spring is officially here! Now is the time to get outside and begin to prepare for the planting season. With the warmer days popping up in between the rain showers, pick a day that is warm and dry to begin your yard work. Putting time and energy into your garden bed before the season starts will get all your plants off to a good start!

Getting back to the basics of plant care

( Date Added: Wed Jul 20 2005   Visits: 218)  

In the middle of winter most of us are inside only dreaming of what our garden will be once the temperatures warm up. As active gardeners we spend the winter months taking care of our houseplants, reading garden magazines, flipping through mail-order seed catalogs and planning for our garden in the New Year.

How a Plant Works

( Date Added: Tue May 24 2005   Visits: 220)  

A plant’s transport system does many of the same jobs that a human’s circulatory system does, but it is not called circulation because it does not go in a circle, as the human bloodstream does. Plants have two transport systems: one carrying water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the top of the plant and the other carrying sugars and other manufactured material from the leaves to all other parts of the plant.

How a Plant Works: Problem Checklist

( Date Added: Tue May 24 2005   Visits: 141)  

Use this checklist to develop a case history for the problem and to identify symptoms that will lead to an accurate diagnosis. Answer each question that pertains to your plant carefully and thoroughly. When looking for symptoms and answering questions about the condition of the plant, begin with the leaves, flowers, or fruit

How a Plant Works: Solving Plant Problems

( Date Added: Tue May 24 2005   Visits: 158)  

The first part of solving a problem is knowing what it is. Diagnosing plant problems in landscape plants requires careful observation of the problem plants and their environments. The key to accurate diagnosis is knowing how to look for clues to a problem and what types of clues to look for.

How do I care for daffodils?

( Date Added: Tue Jul 19 2005   Visits: 106)  

To cut back spent growth on daffodils, remove the flower stem by cutting it at the base, or snap off the faded flowers, being sure to take the base of the flower. Now allow the foliage to grow and mature and ripen. When it turns at least half way brown, trim it off at the ground and dispose of it in the trash. The bulbs should emerge again next spring. You might give them some complete granular fertilizer, such as Miracle-Gro All Purpose, in the fall when they begin to root and again in early spring when they begin to come through the soil.

How to read a seed label

( Date Added: Tue Jul 19 2005   Visits: 106)  

Grass seed labels are strictly governed by law which dictates how information must be displayed. This information gives you what you need to pick the highest quality grass seed, as well as whether it is the variety that you selected.