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The rose bush itself was very healthy and received the same amount of care and attention as the others. Of all the photos we have on display from our wedding, this photograph means the most to us.It seems flowers and plants have their own rhyme and reason...

Bees will most actively pollinate within 100 yards of their hive. An abundant amount of rich nectar is secreted inside the ring of stamens, which attracts insect pollinators. Bees transfer pollen from anthers to the pistil within each individual flower.

This article originally appeared in the November/December 2013 issue of Hobby Farms. Before you launch your food business, give some careful thought to the kitchen facility you need to make it happen.

In Thailand it is said that the number of flowers on a Euphorbia crown of thorns plant foretells the luck of the plant keeper. Remove as much of the old potting soil as possible without damaging the roots.

Additionally, some cultivars have overlapping blooming seasons. "Some varieties, such as Winesap, Mutsu, Jonagold, and Stayman, produce sterile pollen and should never be used as pollinizers," according to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension.Cultivars...

Prune a crown of thorns to remove weak, dead or damaged growth or branches that rub or cross other branches. You'll need long sleeves and a pair of sturdy garden gloves for pruning crown of thorns.

As the first two stanzas of this clever poem by satirist Dorothy Parker attest, the gift of a single red rose has long symbolized love. Whether you give or receive a gift of roses this Valentine's Day, you may want to carefully consider the message being...

If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. If your new plants need a constant diet of water and fertilizer, you may need to relocate them or get used to staking your cannas.

Females need damp soil to deposit their eggs and since their life span is only about a week, it is possible to stop the cycle.Sometimes a layer of sand on top of the potting medium helps.

There are many opinions on the subject and quite a bit of mis-information on the internet with complicated instructions. Now, if you have hot peppers and mild peppers in the same garden, it is wise to separate them by a trap crop such as squash, since...

Phlox subulata and trailing rosemary will sort of billow over the edge and more slowly trail down. I would start with little cubicles (note-what do they call those? (Typically, it's my family that's a little off the mark here.) Anyway, generally you DON'T...

Just remember that most trees do best when planted at the same level that they are growing, so make sure your holes are filled enough to raise the tree to that level. Potting mix is expensive and if you need to supplement with bagged material, you can...

The Australian Forum is a fun area and many folks from south of the Equator gather there to discuss their unique growing conditions. These are pots that contain a water reservoir that will release water to the soil as it starts to dry.

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening...

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. Once you begin experiencing regular frosts, your soil temperatures will drop, even though snow is still a ways off.If...

However, there seems no way to guarantee that bees won't visit the flowers in your butterfly garden.Here are a few suggestions based on what I've read:Grow plants as butterfly larval food sources and hope to see butterflies as they search for egg-laying...

When the worst of the winter is over, remove the bucket and pull the mulch back so your plants can wake up. It could mean putting a tomato cage over it and wrapping in burlap. I have some scarlet milkweed that I'm going to try and over-winter in the ground,...

They cross two different roses and grow out the resulting seed. If you'll clean the hip material off of your seeds, you should be fine. My image to the left shows ripe hips and some rose seeds in front of the blossoms.

Those are the parts that are actively growing. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening knowledge! A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums,...

Trial and error will tell you which plants in your summertime garden will survive the winter indoors, but over time, you'll figure out which ones will enjoy a winter vacation.: I do not know what plant or plants this person is having problems with, but...

If you have a question you'd like us to consider, you may pose it in the. It also has white spots on the stem too.'growing - or not growing - under a very shady tree. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful...

They like beer, and a small dish sunk in the ground will lure them to a watery death. Adds: There is a 'bush' version of the popular Sugar Baby watermelon. Generally, holes chewed in leaves with no culprit in evidence is a dead give away for slug activity.

It usually takes a couple of days and the end will appear puckered and grayish white.Propagating crown of thorns with cuttings is much easier than seed. Cut straight across the tip of a leaf, taking a cutting 3 to 4 inches long.

If you plant a few cuttings this way, you're bound to have success. Keep reading to learn more about how to grow a rose of sharon bush from cuttings.When to take rose of sharon cuttings is not complicated, as taking cuttings from rose of sharon bushes...

If it's planted too deeply, it may need to be replanted or repotted but this will also delay future flowering., this will generally not affect its continued growth or next season's flowering unless it was a severe pruning, which may put off blooming somewhat.If...

Younger shrubs grow upward and have an erect form, but older specimens may have attractive, drooping branches. Learning how to prune a rose of Sharon and when to prune rose of Sharon is simple once you learn the methods.freestar.queue.push(function()...

If you prefer to use other fertilizer, select a 10-10-10 fertilizer for flowering plants. You can simply mix in nutrient-rich organic matter into the planting hole, as a low dose natural fertilizer, or you can use a root stimulating fertilizer.