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A Cut in the morning (plants have more moisture then) with good shears. Have a water bucket ready to put them in right away. Re-cut the stems while under water. Also, use some flower food in your vase. Change your water every couple of days. A: ... [... more]
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Growing Roses In Containers
Gloria Loring has a great fondness for roses. Her garden in Sherman Oaks, California, is a mix of wildflowers, fruit trees and roses -- many grown in pots. For best results, Gloria advises using a container that is half again as wide as the ... [... more]
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Create Your Own Cutting Garden
Perennial selections are wide open. What's wrong with buying a market-pack of delphinium seedlings and growing them only for cut flowers? Delphinium spikes are just too precious to snitch from the border, but there'll be no such reservations if ... [... more]
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Bring The Garden Inside
The biggest peril for houseplants is an owner who is heavy-handed with the watering can. Montgomery said a plant that's been overwatered will begin to look puny, so people think, "Oh, it must need more water," and douse it again. " ... [... more]
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Caring For African Violets
Propagation of African violets is easy, as they grow readily from leaf cuttings. Remove a mid-sized leaf with shears, leaving a bit of the stem (petiole) attached. Dip the cut end into rooting hormone, and place the prepared cutting into a pot ... [... more]
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Transplanting A Potted Shrub
Here are tips on transplanting a juniper (or other potted plant) from one container to another to maximize the plant's chances of survival. Plants often come home from the nursery "rootbound" or "potbound," meaning that their roots ... [... more]
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Ground Plantings
Variegated maiden grass (Miscanthus Sinensis Variegatus) (figure A) and mother fern (Asplenium Bulbiferum) (figure B) are planted to soften corners and cover the base of the porch. Maiden grass produces huge flowers at the end of the season and ... [... more]
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Color For Indoor Gardens
Purple velvet plant (Gynura aurantiaca) (figure B) requires bright, filtered light or direct sunlight as long as the room temperature is below 70 degrees. Standard potting mix and moderate water will keep these plants thriving. No misting or wet ... [... more]
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Quick Tip: Pinching Back Plants
When the plant has developed a substantial amount of new growth, begin pinching off the tips of each new branch, this time closer to the top of the stems. The plant will gradually begin to exhibit a rounder, fuller shape. Once you like what you ... [... more]
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Annuals For Containers
When planting along the edge of a container, angle plants toward the outside. This way the foliage will cover the rim of the pot and give the finished display a more lush appearance too. Fill in with soil after plants are in place, and firm the ... [... more]
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Growing Roses Indoors
Allowing roses to become pot-bound: Roses hate being root-bound, so repot them within four weeks of bringing them home. Choose a clay pot one inch larger than the original container, and make sure it has a drainage hole in the bottom. Cover the ... [... more]
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Easy Indoor-Gardening Projects For Kids
Avocados can be grown in the same manner as potatoes. Save an avocado seed, pierce it with toothpicks, and suspend it with the flat side down above a jar of water. Make sure the bottom of the seed is always in contact with the water. Avocados may ... [... more]
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