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Up-to-the-minute Echinacea Hybrids Echinacea (coneflower) hybrids are up-to-the-minute plant breakthroughs. American plant breeders work to bring bright flower and plant color to landscape garden designs. echinacea • echinacea angustifolia • blacksamson echinacea • echinacea atrorubens • topeka purple
Echinacea Selections in Landscapes Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) selections and cultivars can enhance prairie and meadow gardens. These native N.A. plants tolerate some shade and moist soil. echinacea • echinacea purpurea • echinacea purpurea selections • purple coneflower • coneflower
Growing Purple Coneflowers Coneflowers are native to North America. Although purple coneflowers are the best known, there are at least four wild varities and several cultivars. purple coneflower • coneflower • cone flower • echinacea purpera • echinos
Echinacea Purpurea Plant Profile Purple coneflowers or Echinaceas are fabulous perennial plants for use in a wide variety of gardening landscapes. See how to select and grow Echinacea plants. plant profile • echinacea purpurea • purple coneflower • flowering perennials • drought tolerant plants
Drive-By Echinacea Echinacea may change your life! purpurea • pallida • purple coneflower • coneflowers • medicinal herbs
Impossible Gardening: Hot, Dry, Clay Soil, Part Shade-Part I Describes an extremely difficult gardening situaiton and how the problem is solved. clay soil • horticulture therapy • dry soil • shade • purple coneflower
Perennials that are good for you Echinacea, Burdock and Valerian - how to grow them, enjoy them and utilize their medicine echinacea • burdock • valerian • medicine • medicinal
Butterflies and Gardens: Making the Perfect Match Butterflies belong in gardens just as much as the flowers do! How to enjoy them and how to please them -- identification, larval food sources, nectar sources, the works! butterfly butterflies garden annual perennial flow • coneflower • black-eyed susan • catmint • sedum
Summer Blooming Perennial Plants Summer is the season when perennial plants take center stage with bright, long lasting flowers that stand up to the summertime heat. See eight perennial garden favorites! summer perennials • perennial plants • summer blooms • summer flowers • perennials
Patriotic Themed Garden Plants What better place to celebrate Independence Day than in a garden full of plants that celebrate that spirit of "freedom and liberty for all". theme gardens • garden plants • american plants • patriotic plants • americana themed garden
A Minnesota Garden A small slice of heaven in Minnesota minnesota garden • garden tours • landscaping • gardening • virtual garden tour
The End of a Garden A friend of mine says it was easier to move than kill off the invasive plants. I'm too stubborn for that. eliminating invasive plants • lady bells • white lace flower • mixed shrub and perennial border • ditch lily
Container Desert Gardens Planting desert plants in containers can provide an ideal, low-maintenance garden for limited-space areas. desert garden • desert gardens • container desert gardens • container • terra cotta
Low Water Use Plants Plants that need less water are rapidly becoming available at nurseries across the world. Colorful, fragrant and beautiful, these plants have transformed desert gardening low-water-use plants • desert plants • desert • fragrant • colorful
Top 30 Low-Water Use Perennials If you're interested in water conservation, but also want a beautiful garden, take a look at these low-water-use flowering perennials. desert • desert garden • desert gardens • low-water-use • perennials
Water Conservation Myths It’s easy to talk about water conservation, but it’s more difficult to do something about it. water conservation • sculptured • lawns • municipal water supplies • population growth
Revamping for Fall Has your glorious flower display turned into a few dibs of colour here and there? Adding fall bloomers such as Mums, Susans, Coneflowers and Stonecrops can make sorry beds stupendous. fall • autumn • chrysanthemum • mum • rudbeckia
Plant Profile Online Encyclopedia An alphabetical listing of all the plant profiles covering flowering plants, garden shrubs, ornamental trees and more. An online plant encyclopedia with growing details. plant profiles • gardening encyclopedia • online landscape plants • growing guides • perennials
Plants for Butterfly Gardens These flowering shrubs and perennial plants are all known to attract butterflies to the garden. Flowers and flutters - what could be better? butterfly gardens • butterfly plants • flowering shrubs • perennial plants • butterfly bush
Plant Families: Asteraceae Daisies. Asters. Sunflowers. The archetypal flower. The Sunflower (or Daisy, or Thistle, or...) Family. When we think of flowers, these are the types of flowers which come to mind. These are the types of flowers we put in vases and plant in the garden. These are the types of flowers that give us joy, and satisfy some basic botanical void. wildflowers of north america • gregg m. psterick • btoany • ecology • environment
Seeds and Seedpods for Winter A detailed discussion of how to add interest to the winter landscape through the use of seeds, seedpods and seedheads on plants. winter interest • seeds • seedpods. seedheads • seed • seedpod
Upright Growing Container Plants These plants all have strong vertical or upright growth habits to add contrast and interest in a container or hanging basket planting. container plants • plants with upright growth habit • vertical accents • snapdragons • red fountain grass
Arid Zones in The Garden The third zone in a desert garden is the "arid" zone, one that requires little or no supplemental water after they are established. Read about the "arid" zone, and the pl desert garden • arid • low-water-use • drought • valerian
Eight Easy Perennials Design a perennial flower garden with these easy to grow perennials: widely adapted, easy to grow in a sunny garden, long lived flowers, and they look beautiful, too. low maintenance perennial flower • beginner perennial flower garden • easy perennial • start perennial flower garden • low maintenance flower
Grow A Great Native Border! This pink and lilac garden highlights showy North American native species that will be colorful from June to early fall. native border • cutting garden • butterfly garden • wildlife garden • eupatorium purpureum
Perennial Plants for Cold Climates A frequent frustration of gardeners in cold northern zone climates is hearing about perennial plants that their Southern neighbors enjoy. What plants will survive zone 3? cardinal flower • yarrow • bleeding heart • daylily • columbine
Perennial Plants for the New Year See the best of the new perennial plants available to home gardeners in 2008. New colors, healthier plants and interesting flower forms can all be found. new perennials • 2008 plant introductions • butterfly weed • coral bells • echinacea
Plan Now for Spring Gardens It may be warm outside now, and the temptation to stay inside where it's cool almost overwhelming. Use some downtime to plan your spring bloom garden. fragrant verbena • abronia fragrans • indian mallow • albutilon incanum • prairie acacia
Gardening for "Flying Flowers" If you want to attract butterflies -- or "flying flowers" -- to your garden, you'll want to read this article! You will learn about the four life stages of butterflies and how you as a gardener can create a habitat that butterflies can't resist. butterflies • butterfly gardens • host plants • lepidoptera • flying flowers
Online Nurseries 2000 - Specialty Perennials Specialty Perennials is a small nursery with a wide range of plants for our gardens. Their list of plants will be especially suited for you northern gardeners. Of course, most will do well in warmer climates, too. shade • shade garden • shade gardening • gardening in shade • perennials
Eight Endangered Plants from Georgia This is a look at which plants are on one half of the list of endangered plants in Georgia. georgia plants • plants endangered in georgia • endangered plants • list of endangered plants • endangered plants in georgia
Murdo Morrison's Suburban Backyard Habitat Creating a garden for people and wildlife alike. backyard habitat • back yard gardening • natural garden • wildlife friendly • environment
Butterfly Gardening Talks about butterfly gardens. Provides excellent links to information about other areas within the North American continent. butterfly gardens • websites • web sites
Heirloom Gardens PT II Part 2 of Heirloom Gardens article listing some of the heirlooms available to gardeners. heirloom gardens • heirloom gardening • heirloom plants • heirloom vegetables • heirloom fruits
Creating an Edge For the Furry, the Feathered, the Scaly How to garden on the edge - and some living examples of how well it works.
A Fan's Tribute to the Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field, home playing field to the Chicago Cubs baseball team since 1916, has been replicated in miniature in the suburban Chicago backyard of a longtime fan. wrigley field • chicago cubs • cub fans • chicago cubs baseball team • boston ivy
Butterflies in the Organic Garden Butterfly gardening is a rewarding offshoot of keeping an organic garden. Learn about the flowers, host plants, and habitat that attract butterflies to your yard. butterfly gardens • butterfly garden flowers • butterfly garden plants • butterfly habitat • butterfly conservation
Helping Wild Birds Through Winter In freezing conditions, wild birds could use a hand finding fresh water and food, and with a little ingenuity and some planning, you won't even need to buy a feeder. helping wild birds • helping wild birds in winter • feeding wild birds in winter • protecting wild birds from cold weather • helping native birds in freezing temperatures
Flowers for Summer Color Plant these summer flowers to keep your garden looking fresh and blooming all season: choose from annuals, perennials, shrubs, bulbs, vines and tropical plants. flowers for summer garden • summer blooming flowers • summer perennials • summer annuals • plants bloom in summer
Parasitic Wasps Parasitic wasps are one of the most efficient biological controls for many pests. However, you must get the right kind for the pest you have. Check out this extremely nice insect to have in any garden. parasitic wasp • trichogamma • aphelinids • mymarid • host insects
The Greek Goddess Hestia Bring balance into your home and spiritual life by drawing on the energy of the goddess Hestia. Learn simple rituals and other ways to connect with her energy and balance greek goddess hestia • goddess hestia • hestia • goddess • domestic goddess
Adding Drama to the Landscape Take your garden from ordinary to extraordinary using these four easy techniques. dramatic gardens • interesting gardens • garden design • landscape design • bold foliage.black plants
Caring for a Wildflower Meadow Organic gardeners can plant wildflower meadows as a low maintenance lawn alternative. However, wildflowers need a modicum of care to improve blooming and prevent weeds. native plants • wildflower garden • wildflower meadow • prairie garden • wildflower gardening
Creating a Special Memory Garden Gardeners can commemorate the birth of a child visually in the garden, honor the loss of a loved one or celebrate a special event or wedding anniversary with plants. memory garden • memorial day • birth garden • wedding anniversary • wedding garden
Drought Tolerant Plants Attracting Pollinators Butterfly weed and lantana are used in xeriscape gardening to attract bees, butterflies or hummingbirds. These drought tolerant plants are food sources for pollinators. what are drought tolerant plants • plants attracting pollinators • what is butterfly weed • food sources for butterflies • food sources for hummingbirds
Native Penstemon Plant Profile Penstemon was once prized only in native or wild flower gardens but is now popular for water-wise xeriscapes, hummingbird and mixed border areas as it is very hardy. plant profiles • penstemon • drought tolerant plants • water wise perennials • hummingbird plants
Raising Black Swallowtail Butterflies You can't get kids any closer to nature than watching the miraculous transformation of the infamous 'parsley worm' into the jeweled beauty known as the Black Swallowtail. black swallowtail butterfly • swallow tail • black butterfly • green black caterpillar • papilio polyxenes
Summer in the Flower Garden Continue caring for your annual and perennial flower gardens in the summer months to ensure a continuous succession of blooms until first frost. organic flower garden • flower garden • flower gardens • deadhead flowers • garden diseases
An Herb Butterfly And Bee Garden A simple how to guide to create a butterfly garden. Environmentally friendly herb gardening to attract bees and butterflies. Insect pollinators are in serious decline. butterfly garden • attract butterflies • herb gardening • bees • butterflies |
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