Now is the perfect time of year to take Frangipani cuttings
Bill has e-mailed me about growing Frangipani in north-west Victoria – and his question may be of interest to other readers.
Frangipani trees are tropical plants, and your area of Victoria is not an ideal climate for them, because minimum ...
Okay, this is a really hard one. At least I think so.
This plant came from China at a Tissue Culture convention. At a booth they were handing these plants out without saying what they are. I took a piece of the plant and put it into a pot to grow. It may be too young to identify but Im anxious to figure out what this plant is.
Right now its ony 2 to 3 inches tall. I has red stems and...I am so upset!! My yardman asked me if I wanted to pay him extra to trim a few bushes around my yard. We spoke about what he was going to do ahead. Never did I think I would have to go out and guard my Japanese Maple, as it wasn't even mentioned to be trimmed. My daughter and I are heartbroken!! Our special tree, that we thoroughly discuss between ourselves every branch we trim...our special...I hope the pics will give some clues as to the type of salix I've planted. It was a bare stick until the branches developed this year. I don't recall if there were any catkins yet.
Can anyone ID this by the trunk or stems or leaves? The very newest leaves have a red edge which you can see in one of the pics.
I need to research this exact species to determine if it needs to be moved...I found this plant along the roadside in Central Arkansas. It looks like a species of mint but I cannot find it anywhere. I have searched the web and this site for anything looking like it. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank youI have a very large Gunera plant which is ten years old. It has always done very well. This year it is large but the leaves have brownish rust spots on them. I know they need alot of water so I do water it alot. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
Foxglove Lady #2I recently built a split outdoor flight pen to house two different species of quail; each side of the pen is about 12 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet wide with wire serving as the walls and ceiling and the grass/dirt ground serving as the pen's floor. (Click here for pictures (http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7183/penz.jpg)). I'd like to plant a small evergreen tree in the left side of the...I thought you might like to see a real freaky side of nature. I could have spent hours photographing these aspen trees!
These trees do not grow normally! They twist and turn at every angle possible. Apparently, much scientific research has been conducted on-site to determine the reason for their strange growth pattern. As far as I know...it's still a mystery!!!
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I planted 6 different varieties of Sunflowers this spring in the first week of June. There are only a few of the smaller varieties that have even set flowerheads. Of these, only about 6 have actually opened and they are small. None have ripened into seedheads.
How many degrees of frost does it take to kill a sunflower??? Our growing season here in the Battlefords is fast...I've had this plant for several years, I received just a single leaf as a start and now have several plants. Last year for the first time one of the plants bloomed during the summer. This year 3 plants bloomed. The leaf stalk can be fairly large, one new stalk is currently between 5 to 6 ft in length. Here are pictures of the smaller plants, plus what the blooms looked like. The blooms normally...I have grown roses for a number of years with success. Last summer due to renovations I had to move the roses when they had just started to bud. We live in the North Okanagan. They were moved to an area of semi shade and seemed to do o.k. The renos were finished in the hottest part of the summer and the roses were moved back at that time. I trimmed them back a bit and they seemed to...Hello,
I Have these bushes on the side of my house and am wondering what they are. The berries are sweet and tangy and am wondering if they're edible or not.
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Attachment...I am new to the forum and new to fig trees. I just purchased 2 trees and planted them. The place I got them from stated that I needed to water daily due to the heat in NC. I planted them 1 1/2 weeks ago and now some of the laves are turning brown and wilting. I have been trimming them off but wanted to post a couple of photos so that someone might know what I am doing wrong ir if this is...More... (http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/2010/09/kirkland-museum-of-fine-and-decorative.html)Hello.
I recently added some soil acidifier to my gardenias (potted on south-facing sidewalk in Philadelphia, PA, have had them for two years) and now the leaves are crumpling like they haven't been watered in a long time, with some turning brown starting at the main vein in the center of the leaf. Other than flushing the pots with a lot of water to wash out the excess acidity, do you have...
Stress is something that you encounter every day. Gardening is one of the tools to deal with it if you want to be happy and healthy. Just about every illness is either directly caused, or made worse, by stress. That includes heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, along with: Back pain and headaches Stomach [...]
Kniphofia never disappoints me. The flaming colors of its splendid torch-like blooms blazes out across the garden all through the heat of summer. In addition to its fun name, kniphofia is also known as ‘red hot poker’ or torch lilies. With grass-like evergreen foliage, this plant’s flower stems grow anywhere from 24 inches to over 6 [...]
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