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Are Roses Monocots or Dicots?
Rose plants are in the dicot family.If you were to take a cross section of the stem of the plant and look at it, you would see the vascular bundles. These vascular bundles are like the arteries of the plant, carrying nutrients throughout.
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Spices From Around The World: Bay Leaves
Place potato in 13x9x2-inch broiler proof baking dish. Come and learn with me all about the spice, Bay Leaves. Stir in the cream, milk, carrot, bay leaves and garlic powder; cover and cook on low for 3 hours.
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El Segundo
Colorful Copperleaf: Acalypha Brings Bold Foliage to the Garden
You must try a Copperleaf. White and green cultivars are better performers in less sunny spots. Copperleaf also serves well as an indoor plant in a bright spot. Freezing temperatures will damage exposed parts of the plant, but it will regrow from the...
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Are Hibiscus Dicots or Monocots?
Hibiscus, a member of the mallow family, includes a variety of plants grown for their flowers, and also as vegetable and fiber plants. Monocot pollen grains usually have just one pore or furrow.
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List of Monocot & Dicot Flowers
If the flower parts are in multiples of four or five then they are dicots. This makes them a dicot.Geranium flowers have five petals so they are dicots. Flowers are classified as either monocot or dicot.
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Santa Monica
Growing House Plants for Better Health
He more well-sealed a home is, the higher will be the concentration of substances in the inside air that can affect your health.Paint, furniture, dry-cleaned clothing, aerosol sprays, and building materials emit formaldehyde, benzene, and other gaseous...
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African Violets with GIRL foliage, what sweethearts!
The first time somebody told me about girl-leafed violets, I thought they were pulling my leg. This gives the remaining leaves more room, and they're more likely to grow out straight as they mature.The alternative is to decide you like a bit of craziness...
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El Segundo
Plants of Many Colors - When Green is Just Not Enough!
What I consider to be true genetic variegation is coded for in every cell of the plant, not just certain cells, as is the case in chimeric variegation. Why is the coloration so often irregular on leaves like these?
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Laurel Is a Keeper
Well, they aren't expensive, so that's not the reason; but our Romanian culture doesn't throw away anything which can still be used. I checked the fragrance of both old and new leaves and they seemed the same to me.
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El Segundo
Green means go, but Green Stop! was a fun childhood game
Then he had to stay still, like a statue and show me his "green" otherwise I could "punish"him. Anything could become a toy for us to play with, even a small tuft of grass or a leaf.
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El Segundo
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The way nature changes from season to season. For me, this is the most beautiful time of year. Average rainfall is important for a good fall foliage coverage. We'll call these pigments, since this is what creates the brilliant colors we ultimately see.Throughout...
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Think Green: Foliage as an Alternative to Flowers
The following foliage plants were chosen for their exotic and beautiful leaves. Do those plants have interesting foliage or structure? Veryone loves a beautiful rose, or a mass of color in front of the house, or a grassy bank filled with wildflowers,...
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El Segundo
Autumn Comes
We in the western part of New York State, often find ourselves enjoying mild weather the first couple of weeks of September, but autumn makes itself felt by the middle of the month.
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El Segundo
Monocots versus Dicots- what\'s the big deal?
And too many plants have huge, caudex-like trunks even though I know they were probably still monocots. Left is a common fruiting fig (thanks to the squirrels who transplanted this one themselves); and right is an Aeonium that at first glance looks like...
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El Segundo
Gardening in South Amana: A summer paradise gives way to fall
Now just a memory, I savor the beauty of our lush summer and its peaceful, pastoral setting.My wife and I live in a verdant valley dominated on either side of the beautifulThe soil here is considered the richest in the world, found elsewhere only in theWe...
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El Segundo
The Golden Feelings of Fall Time
Their pretty flowers, neon red leaves and heavenly scents will be just a memory then. The days are so short is seems the lightbulbs are always on in our house. What a beautiful glorious day in the fall.
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Autumn in New Spain
The lower elevation woodlands often consist mainly of evergreen oaks. As a youngster, I had a booklet on fall foliage and it left me with the impression that there was no fall color to be seen outside of the northeastern United States.
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El Segundo
Recycling Fall Leaves & More as Fabulous FREE Garden Mulch
In a year (or two if you don't get to them), the leaves start breaking down. Actual straw, of course, is also apopular garden mulch. Of course, there's no guarantee that material from unknown sources won't contain bits of poison ivy or noxious weed seeds.I...
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PERILLA!
Because of its lighter leaf coloration, ‘Vanilla' requires some shade to look its best.It's also somewhat shorter than ‘Magilla,' reaching a mature height of about 16 inches.Given the fact that Perillas are related to coleus, it was only a matter...
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Autumn Interlude
For most gardeners, it is time to think about putting the garden to rest. As each season changes to another, we are reminded of all the things that are important. It is during the transitions we are reminded of this greatness.
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Mother Nature\'s Autumn Dividend \
I?m going to tell you how to convert those leaves into ?gardener's gold? Simply alternate layers of shredded leaves with the regular green materials you'd add to your compost pile (such as vegetable and fruit scraps, weeds, grass clippings, and plants...
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The Magic of Green
You may encounter the Spanish word for green, verde. However, in the British Isles, green - and particularly wearing green - is widely believed to bring bad luck[1]. A person can be green with envy.
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Fall foliage is not just for trees -- \
Get all the attention in the fall foliage reports, but shrubs can bring autumnal accents to your landscape as well. In midsummer, its sweet scented flowers can perfume a whole yard for weeks.
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Hardy Deciduous Shrubs for Colorful Foliage: Part 3 - Variegated Foliage
A final note before I get into specific plants; variegated shrubs are often more shade tolerant than yellow or purple-foliaged types, making them very useful for brightening up shady areas of the garden.Black elderberry selections portrayed above include...
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Hardy Deciduous Shrubs with Colorful Foliage: Part 1 - Golden Foliage
Among these are shrubs with yellow, purple-red or variegated foliage. Depending on the species, these shrubs can vary from under 1 m to over 4m so are useful for both small and large landscapes.
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Fall composting FAQs - get compost next spring, not next decade
Plan a cover or lid to help keep water in or out as desired. You'll fnd committed, experienced composters there!"Composting for the Homeowner." University of Illinois Extension.http://web.extension.illinois.edu/homecompost/materials.htmlA Guide to Managing...
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Leaf miners: more than meets the eye
For the home gardener, the best way to deal with miners is through diligent monitoring, using good cultural practices, and maintaining a healthy garden environment that supports beneficial insects and vigorous plants.
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