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Monday, February 27, 2023

Poppy Anemones For The Spring Garden

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  Poppy Anemones at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC Windflowers ( Anemone coronaria ) are native to the Mediterranean region (USDA hardiness zone...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Crapemyrtle Varieties You Should Be Growing

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Crape myrtles come in a variety of size sand flower colors. Many (not all) show off an ornamental patchwork bark. Before heading to the gard...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Select A Shade Tree For Your Yard

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Why not plant the best! The average person will likely a dozen or less trees. Many homeowners choose to buy a fast-growing   tree. But, in t...
Monday, August 15, 2022

Fall Apple and Pear Harvest

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Apples Ready For harvest Apples ( Malus spp. ) and pears ( Pyrus communis ) are plentiful in home orchards this fall. Several late appl...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Ten Popular Native Vines

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Pipevine ( Aristolochia macrophylla ) grows 20-30 feet long and produce Dutchman pipe-shaped bronze flowers in summer. Butterflies, particul...
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Six Ornamental Grasses For Small Gardens

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Panicum 'Northwind' Maiden grass, Eulalia grass ( Miscanthus sinensis ), are beautiful in the early autumn landscape. Several cult...
Thursday, March 31, 2022

2022 Perennial Plant Of The Year - Little Bluestem

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The Perennial Plant Association is pleased to promote Little Bluestem ( Schizachyrium scoparium  and cultivars) as the 2022 Perennial Plant ...
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Hugh Conlon
I am a gardener, one who actually enjoys his addiction for plants. I have been a horticultural educator for 30 plus years. Beginning my retirement years provides me with more time in my garden and more time to share my profession with those whose company I enjoy the most---those who till the soil.
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