Articles filed under Gardening
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Bees, mosquitoes lead CFC Winter Program SeriesDec 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Bees, trees, and mosquitoes. Citizens for Conservation's Community Education Committee speakers will discuss all three subjects - along with plant conservation - in its ...
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Sweet victory: The parsnip has its dayDec 25, 2015 6:12 am - "I'm a facultative vegetarian," my friend said, when asked whether she'd eat our Thanksgiving turkey. Which meant, she explained, that her vegetarianism was situational....
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Amaryllis, a gift that can brighten the dreary days of JanuaryDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - The big, red blowsy amaryllis has positioned itself as a holiday bloom, but I'm with Christian Curless, a horticulturist who raises and sells this Samson of flowering bu...
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Autumn leaves winter cooling its heelsDec 20, 2015 6:00 am - I keep telling myself that any day now the clay soil will be rock-solid frozen, or at least the garden will be iced with a hoar frost. But the day never comes. Instead, ...
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Different years and seasons can produce different colorsDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - The Washington Post's gardening columnist Adrian Higgins answered questions recently in an online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. I have two Japanese maples. One is ...
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Books for a gardener's winter readingDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Once the holidays are over, gardeners settle in for a long winter indoors. An armchair and a stack of garden books help scratch our gardening itch until we can once agai...
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Deck the halls with plants aplentyDec 15, 2015 5:00 am - Many plants have long been associated with Christmas, thanks to both Christian and pagan legends. Lovers of the holidays bring them into their homes even today because o...
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Christmas cactus is in seasonDec 13, 2015 10:00 pm - Q. What makes a Christmas cactus bloom? A. Holiday cactuses add some bright Christmas cheer to the holiday season and a pop of color as our Midwest winter sets in. Many ...
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Which Christmas trees hold their needles the best?Dec 13, 2015 6:00 am - When choosing a Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don't drop off when the tree is raised up a few inches and dropped to the ground. A small amount of nee...
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Take care of tools before storing for the winterDec 13, 2015 12:00 am - Many of us were still weeding and cutting back perennials when the first snowfall of the season put an end to our fall cleanup and signaled the time to put our garden to...