Apr 15, 2015 |
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How to Change My Hydrangea Flower Color
Only Hydrangea macrophylla or serrata species have the ability to change color based on the soil pH. There are some genetically altered cultivars that may stay pink or…
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Apr 8, 2015 |
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"Well winter is over and did we have a long one this year!"-- is our mantra in New England come Spring.
The good news:
A winter with heavy snow gives plants great insulation at their root, and frost…
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Apr 1, 2015 |
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The goal of any fertilizerroutine is to grow healthy, vigorous plants that are green, full of blooms, and able to withstand stressors, like drought, garden diseases, and insects. Is there any one best way to fertilizer…
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Mar 6, 2015 |
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Poisonous Plants in Your Home & Garden
Children and pets areoften attracted to the colorful berries, flowers, fruits, and leaves of plants, butt over 700 plants in the US and Canada have been…
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Mar 2, 2015 |
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What is Growing in My Landscape Mulch?
Landscape mulches are used to protect soil, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature, and limit weed growth, as well as beautify and unify landscape plantings. Most mulches…
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Mar 2, 2015 |
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After a tough winter your plants may sufferfrom a combination of desiccation and root damage. Don't let that happen again!Protect your plants this fall and winter to keep them healthy for next spring.…
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Feb 24, 2015 |
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How to Use Wilt-Pruf: The Safe Way to Reduce Moisture Loss When Plants Are Under Water Stress Due to Drought, Transplant Shock, Winter Kill, and Windburn
Excessive moisture loss in plants causes, stress, shock, wilting…
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Feb 12, 2015 |
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Gardeners love to move plants around as they get bigger or to make room for new additions, but there are a few tricks that the average or even more experienced ‘scaper should know about when and how to move plants so that they grow…
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Feb 11, 2015 |
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The snow has melted, the birds are chirping and your plants are waking up. What now?!?Get outside and clean up the landscape beds so your plantings will look their best this season. Below is a step by step guide to make your…
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Feb 10, 2015 |
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Believe it or not, fungus can be good for your plants! Millions of years ago, plants established a symbiotic relationship with soil organisms called mycorrhizal fungi . The fungi serve as a secondary root system, extending…
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