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Forget-Me-Not Seed Planting: Best Time To Plant Forget-Me-Not Seeds
If you already have the plants in your landscape, planting forget-me-nots from seeds is rarely necessary. These flowering plants prefer cool weather, moist soil and indirect light but they will sprout up practically anywhere with wild abandon.
Ohio
Willoughby
Forget-Me-Not Plants – Information On Growing Forget-Me-Nots
Growing forget-me-nots will include watering those planted in drier areas.), is native to the United States, making it a low maintenance addition to the landscape. Flower petals are sometimes pink.
Ohio
Willoughby
Forget-Me-Not Companions: Plants That Grow With Forget-Me-Nots
Most gardeners prefer to cover up their thorny legs and forget-me-not plants make a great choice for the job, as they will grow up to about two feet (0.5 meter) tall.. When planting next to forget-me-nots, don't forget the greenery.
Ohio
Willoughby
Forget-Me-Not Control: How To Manage Forget-Me-Nots In The Garden
This is a good way to control small numbers of forget-me-nots. However, the plants will soon resprout if you don't remove every bit of the roots.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Be sure to pull or hoe...
Ohio
Willoughby
Forget-Me-Not Troubles: Problems With Forget-Me-Nots In Gardens
A regular spray of water or manually wiping them from plants can, since they can reestablish a colony quickly. Keep an eye out in the garden for these common forget-me-not pests and diseases for the best success with forget-me-nots:freestar.queue.push(function()...
Ohio
Willoughby
Potted Forget-Me-Not Care: Growing Forget-Me-Not Plants In Containers
Don't cram them into the container either. They need space or the plants could develop mildew. If your garden space is limited, for instance, you may want to add containers with flowers.
Ohio
Willoughby
Care For Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate: Growing Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate Flower
While the plant can grow up to seven feet tall and four feet wide, it rarely, if ever, needs to be staked.The kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate flower blooms in three inch long spiky clusters that hang pendulously in shades of red to white to magenta.freestar.queue.push(function()...
Ohio
Willoughby
Flower Show Inspiration: Bringing Home Ideas that Work in Your Garden
It wasn't a room I would want in my home, but I could imagine creating a similar effect for a reading corner, with sunflower-stenciled walls, a gold-shaded lamp over a simple upholstered chair, and a tall vase of ever-lasting pussy willow stems.It's almost...
California
El Segundo
Homemade Gifts from the Garden
If you have a vast amount of pumpkin puree or applesauce, bake it up for gift giving. Every time the recipient moisturizes their chapped hands with their lotion bar, they will think of you.A gift of a handmade ornament is always appreciated during the...
California
El Segundo
Three Aralias for your indoor gardens
In maturity the leaves become wider and bigger. The foliage and stems are well proportioned on this plant, so it has a tree like form at any size. Use your judgement, although I will say that my three children and a dog have never shown any interest in...
California
El Segundo
Displaying Horticulture in a Standard Flower Show
There are general rules, horticulture division rules, and design division rules. The Schedule is the "law of the show," and all exhibitors are bound by these laws. Solicit help from the Classification Committee prior to the show if necessary.Cut specimens...
California
El Segundo
Deep South Regional Petite Advanced-Standard Flower Show
Flowers are dried hydrangea blossoms painted red, accompanied by tiny bits of fern frond. Horticulture winners will be featured in another article.The overall winner in the Design Division is awarded the Award of Design Excellence.
California
El Segundo
Yes, Joyce, there is a Money Tree (Pachira)
A minor point but one that some readers may find importantMoney Tree art at left by the incomparable "Inky" Used here with permission, Thank you! Inky Art not to be used elsewhere without express permission of the creator.
California
El Segundo
The Standard Flower Show - Troughs
A planter is just a group of plants grown in an indoor or outdoor container, and since it is not a landscape, neither accessories nor naturalistic additions are permitted.Because of the nature of the troughs and other miniature landscapes, small plants...
California
El Segundo
Displays in the Standard Flower Show
As in collections, the lowest scoring exhibit determines the score of the entire exhibit, so it is imperative that all specimens be culturally sound and without blemish. Backgrounds, table covers, or other staging might be provided to enhance the plant...
California
El Segundo
The Taxonomic Conundrum Unraveled
Aren't there rules governing the naming of plants? There is no way that all the plant families and all the genera placed within them could be listed on a document that could fit inside a flower show exhibitor'sYou may be thinking to yourself, "How did...
California
El Segundo
What is a Standard Flower Show?
It must be judged by a panel or panels of NGC approved judges, and it must be judged by the NGC Standard System of Awarding.. First of all, the show must be planned and staged by an NGC member club or group of clubs.
California
El Segundo
Collections for Standard Flower Shows
The most important consideration is cultural perfection, which counts 60 points. Determine the scientific names of your plants and write them neatly on a placard so that each specimen is easily identified within the grouping.
California
El Segundo
Glimpse into a Standard Flower Show
The schedule establishes the rules for the show, identifies which exhibits will be accepted, which awards will be offered, and sets the parameters for the floral designs and horticulture exhibits that will be entered.The title of this year's show was...
California
El Segundo
Garden Crafts: How-to Instructions For A Macrame\' Hanging Planter
Match the thickness of the cord to the size of the container you wish to use it with. I used a bit of brown nylon cord and just made a few turns, but you can use anything you have, and make it as elaborate as you wish.
California
El Segundo
Bad luck with houseplants? Try lucky bamboo
Fertilizers labeled for hydroponic growing would be most suitable.The most common, of the few complaints about lucky bamboo, is that a single stem may suddenly turn yellow for no apparent reason.
California
El Segundo
Special Exhibits Division of a Standard Flower Show
Special Exhibits may include educational exhibits, youth exhibits, sponsored groups, and gardens. The Artistic Crafts Award, or highest scoring exhibit in the section according to judges' opinions, was awarded to the blue ribbon decorated gift bag.
California
El Segundo
A Grapevine Christmas Tree
A garden angel added just the right touch to the top of the tree.Special ornaments that I make each year are packets of seeds collected from my garden. I have sprightly garden Santas, garden angels, miniature gardening tools, flower and butterfly ornaments,...
California
El Segundo
The Special Exhibits Division of a Standard Flower Show
Below are the excerpts from the Flower Show Schedule giving directions for each class.Section A. The previously mentioned special exhibits may be counted. Other sections that cannot count when applying for these awards are Artistic Crafts, Invitational...
California
El Segundo
Warm and Cozy Buckwheat Seeds?
But when November rolls around, the days get shorter, the temperatures drop below 50degrees and I shiver. I reminded her that she is a miracle maker. Christmas came and went, as did the arrival of 2010, and I greeted the new year with an extra long shiver...
California
El Segundo
Home and Garden Shows; A Spot of Green for Weary Gardeners
I even managed to get home with a free fly-swat from a pest control service. Vendors created charming displays and the use of live plant material was creative and beautiful. We're all desperate for a bit of green and fortunately for us, there's Home and...
California
El Segundo
My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my \
The handyby Paul G. Maybe yours does too.What else will turn up, when I double-dig the functions of my fancy phone? The sales pitch came from my husband. How about keeping a calendar appointment to get my seeds planted on time?
California
El Segundo