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AUTUMN - FALL, the beginning and the end of the gardeners' year
Beautiful Fall colours come to the Tasmanian gardens
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Fall Leaf Color
California Has Fall Leaf Color, Too!
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Falling Leaves
Here in the northern hemisphere we have just entered the lovely season of fall. This is a wonderful time of the year - filled with pretty sights and cool, crisp weather.
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RED ALERT!
The first signs of fall are bold but fleeting -- don't get left behind!
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The flowerless garden: Foliage can be beautiful
You can create a gorgeous garden with only foliage - and never miss the flowers at all!
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Why Are Fall Leaf Colors Different Every Year?
Why is it that some years the fall colors seem more brilliant? What determines the color of an autumn leaf? Read on and learn what to expect from this year's color tour.
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New Theory on Why Leaves Change Color in Fall
A new theory implicates insect activity and evolution into the puzzling question of why do leaves change color in the fall, and why certain colors predominate.
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Why is Fall Color Changing?
The season of Fall, or Autumn, is changing; a new scientific study is investigating if climate change may be influencing the seasonal colors of reds, oranges and yellows.
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Fall Foliage & Farmers Markets NY
While out leaf peeping this autumn, why not combine the drive with a visit to a local Apple Festival or Farmers Market. Leaves peak from mid September to end of October.
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Foliage - The Living Palette - Part 1
Plant foliage creates the form and texture of the garden. True, many plants also have stems and branches that contribute mightily to form and texture, but during the growing season, foliage is King.
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Ornamental Grasses for the Garden
Ornamental grasses add height and beauty to any landscape. Plus, their versatility and all-season interest makes them attractive additions to your garden. Learn about the different varieties of ornamental grasses and how to care for them in your yard and garden.
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Georgia Fall Leaf Spectacular, Day Weekend Trips
For Southerners and Georgians, near the mountains, Blue Ridge and Appalachian October leaf colors and scenes will be great for trips and hiking due to ideal conditions.
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Color My World
Autumn Foliage Season brings a hundred and one questions. Find out the secrets of the changing of the colors and the how, where, when of seeing what all the comotion is about.
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Falling Leaves
Autumn is here. It is the time of the year when leaves change their green coats for those of red, orange, yellow and brown. Forests and woods are a blaze of color. Let's explore the world on a lovely autumn day.
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Late Color
As November wends it's way into December, bleak becomes the adjective to describe the landscape for gardeners in the northern hemisphere. This week, I have some eyecandy to stave off color starvation for winter frustrated gardeners. <b>Warning - this one is photo intensive</b> and may be slow to load for you.
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Late Color - Part 2
Last week, I shared some late color from my USDA zone 7 garden in the green and yellow range; this week, we'll blaze out! Get out your sunglasses and enjoy the color. <b>Warning! Lots of images - may load slowly for you.</b>
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Late Color - Part 3
Subtle variations in tone and tint add a richness to the sepia of our November gardens and conclude this series on Late Color.
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Made in the Shade
If your patio or deck is sheltered and shady, there are a surprising number of plants with colorful flowers and foliage that thrive in shade.
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Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) Dwarf Shrubs
Easy-to-grow crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia) dwarf shrubs are newcomers to landscape gardens. Heat tolerant, pest-resistant and summer flowering, they ensure design novelty.
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How to Care for Trees
Planting trees in the garden makes you a caregiver. By drawing similarities between the human body and your new plantings - growth may be improved.
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Hydrangea paniculata
The old-fashioned panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora'), a traditional feature of Northeast American garden landscapes, makes a comeback in new forms.
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Making Your "Black" Plants Really Dark
The very blackness of most foliage depends on sunlight to bring out the deepest possible hues. Otherwise that "black" plant takes on a decidedly greenish hue.
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Rex Begonias Made for Shady Gardens
Rex begonias grow best in shade. The striking foliage of Begonia rex cultorum makes this a good choice as a houseplant or for outside gardens.
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A List of Hostas to Grow in Blooming Gardens
Among all plantain lilies, there are blue leaved hostas for shade gardens, sun tolerant hostas, hostas for small space gardens and those with fragrant flowers.
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Looking for Autumn Color in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has become a top destination for people wanting to see autumns colors, enjoy nature and the many amenities the state has to offer.
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On Hold 'til Frost
Fall is delayed in zone 4! The gardening pleasures are extended!
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The Darkest Trees and Shrubs
There are two shrubs that have leaves that are more black than anything - and several more in dark colors deep enough to work as if they were ebony colored.
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Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall?
Use the leaves of local trees as a science activity this fall. Preschool and elementary school classes can experiment with the color and growth of autumn leaves.
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Growing Hostas. Why ?
If you are disappointed by the shade of your property and are still looking for that "special" plant which will provide low maintenance color and fragrance for the shade then look no further. Hostas through leaf variegation are today available in mind boggling numbers and the look of a well designed hosta garden can compete with any sunny flower garden in beauty and fragrance.
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More Groundcovers
A couple of my favorite groundcovers and a couple of lovely thugs.
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So, you're starting a new garden?
A few basic principles to get you started right.
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The Allure of Orchids
What makes orchids so alluring, seductive, addictive? Thanks to the wide selection and availability of orchids today, we can all catch 'orchid fever'.
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The White Garden in Landscape Design
The all-white garden is calming to the eyes. Its purity is beautiful in the landscape. White gardens are easily created in a small pocket of the garden or a long border.
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Idea Exchange in the fiber World: from Kente cloth to quilt
This article looks at the phenomena of cross fertilization of artistic technique.
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Online Nurseries 2000-Crownsville Nursery, Bridgewood Gardens-p3
Continuation - page 3 - The Crownsville Nursery and Bridgewood Gardens
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Annuals Pennisetum Calibrachoa and Coleus Potted
A potted garden can easily be grown with annual plants. A container planting of Pennisetum, Calibrachoa and coleus attracts pollinators and, later, has winter interest.
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Autumn Leaves Make a Wreath
In the autumn, we see the leaves on the trees start to turn many different colors. Learn why the leaves turn colors. Make a wreath using autumn leaves for Halloween or thanksgiving.
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Heuchera - Fantastical Foliage
In the last few years, we foliage nuts with shady gardens have been blessed by plant breeders, such as Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries, who have given us the marvelous new foliage Heuchera to play with. I've started a modest collection to share with you, and lust for more. There are lots of images, so please be patient while the page loads for you.
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Plumes Plus
Astilbe companion plants!
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Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color
Fall Color Occurs as the Result of Temperature and Daylight Changes. Trees Species and Selection is Best Made in the Fall to pick a Tree with Desirable Color.
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Ajuga and other Groundcovers
Perennial groundvers can be attractive and useful and you don't have to restrict your choice to just Ivy or Vinca.
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Autumn Plants
Fall means a second gardening seasons for California gardeners. Chrysanthemums, salvias, scabiosa, daisies, coleus and more.
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Autumn's Berry Trees
Fall brings not just the reds and yellows of turning leaves, but also the bright colors of berries on many common trees.
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Calibrachoa Hybrids
Let a sunloving multipurpose annual, Calibrachoa, invigorate your garden from spring through fall with minimal effort on your part.
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Carolina Spicebush in Hedges and Natural Gardens
Carolina spicebush or sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus) and its cultivars are large, hardy, shade-loving shrubs at home in hedges, mixed shrub beds and natural gardens.
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Common Stock Matthiola Incana
Stocks, a hardy annual, pay big dividends in fragrance, flowers, foliage, and fortitude in the cool-season fall garden. In a bare garden go bullish with stocks!
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Crabapple Trees in the Landscape
Eighteen kinds of crabapples form the backdrop to a Memorial Garden in a western MA orchard. Autumn crabapple display begins with warm sunny days and cold nights.
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Drought Tolerant Euphorbias in Flower Gardens
Euphorbias are useful for sustainable garden plantings. Drought tolerant succulent spurges add variety among flower, container or indoor gardens.
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Fashionable Fall Gardens
Complement and coordinate your personal fall wardrobe with designer purples from plants grown in the garden.
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Free Fall Stencils & Printable Templates
Get free fall stencils - printable autumn leaves, a maple leaf border & crow printout. Find fall pumpkin templates, a Thanksgiving turkey stencil, and Halloween patterns.
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