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This week's Plant Pick of the Week is a down-sized version of a deer-resistant arborvitae that's a better size for most ...
Allium hybrid, Zones 3 to 8. This ornamental onion punctuates the garden with lilac-colored, 5-inch globose flower heads on 3-to-4-foot-tall stems. In late summer to fall, the lilac fades to tan ...
Sun-loving blanket flowers are a beloved native wildflower abuzz with butterflies and native bees. Flowering spring through ...
Eclipse gets large, round, “mophead” flowers in late June to early July that are mostly cranberry-red but with creamy centers, making it read like a red bicolor. The color is striking amid the dark ...
The Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about how best to control lubber grasshoppers, how to grow hollyhocks in Florida and what bulbs grow best in the Sunshine State.
Direct flower pollination. Some plants have such big flowers with pronounced stamen (male) and stigma (female) that the easiest way to hand pollinate is to just grab one of the male flowers, tear ...