Roses
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It is Springlike
A Garden Journal, Diary of Ilona's Garden &bull Yesterday
This morning I woke up to hoarfrost on the ground, from the fog of last night. It seems as if we have had spring all through the winter months. Thanks to the Christmas Rose Hellebores I have had flowers in… Full Story »
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- Hellebores
- Roses
- My Garden
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Best Garden Photo of 2011
About.com - Gardening &bull Feb 3, 2012
The votes are all in and "Dew Kissed Rose" was the run away winner of Best Gardening Photo of 2011. Congratulations, Jerry! Congratulations to all our 2011 Photo Challenge Winners and thank you for sharing your photos and your gardens… Full Story »
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- Roses
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Commercially Growing Organic Roses For The Retail Market. Can It Be Done?
Fine Gardening &bull Feb 2, 2012
Can It Be Done?" Many of us grow roses organically. Wouldn't it be nice if the nursery that produced them did the same? It can be done and here's proof. Full Story »
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My favorite, versatile, new gardening tool is my "smart phone"
Dave's Garden &bull Feb 2, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. The sales pitch came from my husband. How could I refuse? He felt sure that my next phone upgrade should be to a "smart phone," a tool that could give me some of the functions of our computer and more. So I agreed, and went back to planting my birthday batch of fall pansies, and he went off to wrangle with the salesman at the store. He came home with a little beauty whose operations had me baffled. I… Full Story »
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What Our Mothers Taught Us About Gardening and Life
Gardening Gone Wild &bull Feb 1, 2012Benjamin Vogt lives in Lincoln, Nebraska where he writes and gardens and garden coaches. He has a little memoir entitled Sleep, Creep, Leap: The First Three Years of a Nebraska Garden, and blogs at The Deep Middle. As a lot of you already know, Ben is an exquisite writerboth his poetry and fiction. I'm delighted that he's participating in this series. Did your mother pass down any stories about herself, family members, neighbors, etc. My mother loved to visit her grandmother's home. There she learned to pick and can vegetables, admired morning glories, and swung beneath a large weeping willow.… Full Story »
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Adapting To The Shadows
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jan 30, 2012
A few years ago I planted a number of trees in the back yard in SJC. I was replacing lawn and adding some much needed shade in a hot, sunny area. Because I was limited as to the size of… Full Story »
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What Do Gardeners Do in the Middle of Winter?
About.com - Organic Gardening &bull Jan 30, 2012
I enjoy looking at my stats for this site, especially to see how people made their way here. Most often, searches send people here who are looking for information about a specific crop, pest, or disease. But I see from… Full Story »
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Spotlight on our Writers' Favorite Articles
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 28, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. Tonileland: My favorite article was "Japanese Gardens: A Closer Look at Eighth Century Gardening"The first reason for choosing this subject was that I have always wanted a Japanese garden in my landscape. The second reason was that the serenity and simplicity of this garden type calls to my creative and solitary tendencies. Learning about the art of the Japanese garden was a real eye-opener, as I'd never imagined how far back the tradition reached. Eighth century! The ancient… Full Story »
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New Flower Introductions for 2012
Dave's Garden &bull Jan 26, 2012
Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site. The Proven Winners brand is actually owned by three U.S. plant propagators who founded the Proven Winners brand in 1992. This company produces liners under the PW. trademark which are sold to wholesale growers to "finish" and then sell to garden centers across the U.S. and Canada. You can find the Proven Winners brand at most larger garden centers. This new introduction is heat-tolerant and requires no… Full Story »
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George Orwell's Garden History: "A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray"
Garden History Girl &bull Jan 21, 2012
The Vicar of Bray, though he was well equipped to be a leader-writer onTHE TIMES, could hardly be described as an admirable character. Thibaw, the last King of Burma, was also far from being a good man. Hewas a drunkard, he had five hundred wives--he seems to have kept themchiefly for show, however--and when he came to the throne his first actwas to decapitate seventy or eighty of his brothers. The poet, James Shirley, seems to have generalised too… Full Story »
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Soil drought recovery
Central Texas Gardener Blog &bull Jan 19, 2012
Troublesome Central Texas weather does have its upside! Most winters, seasons converge with greenery and flowers, even as dormant perennials take a break. Then they checked out The Fairy rose, but veered off when they spied me as an evil stalker. Normally pink in color, this early scout quickly turned white in the brief heat wave. Even though we're… Full Story »
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Should A Rose's Growth Habit Decide What Class It Is?
Fine Gardening &bull Jan 15, 2012
Roses are grouped into classes like Hybrid Tea, Floribunda and so on. But sometimes how they grow doesn't decide where they end up. Well, it should! Full Story »
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Hellebores bring color to shaded areas
SF Gate - Pick of the Week &bull Jan 15, 2012
Gardeners are always looking for interesting plants for shade, and in that search it is easy to overlook tried-and-true stalwarts. One of those is helleborus, commonly known as Lenten rose. Before you say, "Oh, aren't those the ones with the… Full Story »
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Off-Season, Contrarian Gardening
Lovely Plantings &bull Jan 14, 2012
Oftentimes, I get caught up in the "proper" ways to garden, following the practices and traditions of how to maintain particular plants and paying close attention to the needs of seasonal gardening. This season, though, I made a tiny rebellion.… Full Story »
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More Garden Love
About.com - Gardening &bull Jan 12, 2012
As promised, here are a few more quotes from our Why I Love to Garden challenge. I thought they might cheer us up as winter starts to dig in its icy fingers. It wasn't until I started gardening, about 25… Full Story »
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Indulge in Chocolate and Lemon Scented Plants
About.com - Gardening &bull Jan 11, 2012
A lot of plants like to masquerade as something they are not. Rose scented geraniums, caraway thyme, lucky bamboo... It's kind of nice to be fooled, once in awhile. Two things I actually love in the garden are flowers that… Full Story »
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Top Ten Succulents of 2011
Cactus Blog &bull Jan 9, 2012
These little beauties didn't last long in the rare plant room at the nursery. They will eventually grow HUGE! Up to 10 across, some say. Yellow flowers are a plus. Desert orchids, what more could you want? We sold through… Full Story »
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One More Holiday To Go
The Gardens of Petersonville &bull Jan 8, 2012
A new year and I am ready to get back to focusing on the gardens, but around our house we still have one more holiday to go - Super Bowl. It is celebrated at our home extensively because it is… Full Story »
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Beyond Knockout. The Next Generation of Garden Roses. Part 2
Fine Gardening &bull Jan 5, 2012
With rose buying season upon us it's time to explore some of the great new garden roses becoming more widely available in the United States. Meet The Easy Elegance Series. Full Story »
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Questions?
Cactus Blog &bull Jan 5, 2012
It looks like it has caught an infection. It could be fungal or viral it is hard to tell from the photos. The best treatment I can suggest is Neem Oil, which is a natural fungicide that you can spray… Full Story »
