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| National Gardening |
Dividing Perennials For one reason or another, most gardeners will need to divide their perennials at some point. Here are some guidelines.   |
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Oriental Poppy Sporting huge, cup-shaped blooms in early summer, the Oriental poppy is the most striking of the perennial poppies, and the delicate, papery flowers belie the plant's hardiness and durability. But you should still heed these tips. |
| National Gardening |
Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials. |
This Old House
Suzy Bales |
Dividing Daylilies When is division more like multiplication? When you're splitting up clumps of this hardy perennial to create an ever-expanding bed of blooms |
| Garden Gate |
Dividing Grape Hyacinths Why buy more bulbs when you can divide the ones you have? With just a little digging, you can get lots of new starts from a cluster of bulbs. |
This Old House
September 2007
Roger Cook |
Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Grapes The fall before you plant, mark the location for your vines. Get rid of all weeds, especially perennial ones, as your vines can easily survive 30 years or more in the same location. |
| National Gardening |
Perennials 101 Owing to a fairly recent revival of the casual "cottage garden" look, perennials are more popular with today's home gardeners than they ever have been. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Bearded Iris Here are a few things you can do to get your bearded iris off to a good start. |
This Old House
February 2, 2001
Warren Schultz |
Getting the Best Deal on Plants Your guide to buying plants for the upcoming growing season... |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
| Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
| National Gardening |
Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. |
This Old House
Ashley Womble |
Temporary Transplanting Tips How to keep displaced plants alive for up to a year. |
| This Old House |
Winter Plant Tip: Buy Ugly Dormant bare-root plants make for a wise cold-weather purchase. |
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi |
Peony: The King of Flowers There is nothing dainty about peonies. Peony flowers come in a variety of forms and in nearly every color except blue. And this long-lived perennial can thrive in your garden with little care. |
National Gardening
Patt Kasa |
Shop for Trees & Shrubs Years of experience have helped me hone my detective skills and I've developed an almost fool-proof method of choosing the healthiest specimens for my landscape. You can become a savvy shopper, too, by following these same guidelines. |
National Gardening
April 2000
Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
National Gardening
Holly Shimizu |
Coneflower This tough and cold-hardy perennial also has health benefits... |
This Old House
Andrew Keys |
Banishing Invasives for Good So you've decided to get rid of the problem shrubs in your garden. Now, how best to ditch them? |
National Gardening
June 2000
William Bryant Logan |
Helping Plants to Help Themselves Mycorrhizal fungi promote plant growth and reduce fertilizer dependence |
National Gardening
Kim Haworth |
Confessions of a Plant Thief Cuttings are an excellent way to propagate most perennials. So if you see a plant that appeals to you, just nip off a 6-inch piece of stem for rooting. And once roots have formed, the little plant will begin to grow and form new leaves. |
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Planting Strawberries Strawberries will do best in soil that has been thoroughly prepared. If your future strawberry bed was plowed last year, you're ahead of the game. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Hellebores Hellebores sound like a dream come true. They really do bloom when the garden looks wintry and the ground is still dotted with the last traces of snow. The flowers are big, bold and abundant, and they come in several colors. |
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle |
Hostas: Ultimate Shade Perennials Midsummer is peak shopping for this top perennial |
National Gardening
Kasha & David Furman |
Chinese Tree Peonies A guide for planting and cultivating Chinese tree peonies. |
| National Gardening |
Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color. |
| National Gardening |
Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
Putting Down Roots How to add a tree to your yard---the right way. |
National Gardening
Michael MacCaskey |
Summer Bulbs Consider these for summer color |
This Old House
C. J. Hughes |
Splendor in the Grass With showy plumes and leaves that rustle and sway, ornamental grasses can add surprising texture to your yard. Also, here is a step by step guide to split an overgrown grass plant. |
National Gardening
Kate Jerome |
Shrubs for the Perennial Garden When we think of shrubs, most of us picture foundation plants or a shrub border. Of course shrubs are naturals for these situations, but there is another setting for shrubs -- especially blooming ones -- that we don't always consider: the perennial garden. |
National Gardening
Patt Kasa |
Sunny Sedum Sedums, also called stonecrop, are versatile plants. They grow well in perennial borders, containers, and rock gardens. Their thick, fleshy leaves and colorful blossoms that makes them sought-after additions to any garden. And they are among the easiest of plants to propagate. |
National Gardening
Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
| National Gardening |
Planting Apple Trees Choose a site with full sun, moderate fertility, and good air circulation and water drainage. Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. While you can improve your soil with fertilizer and mulch, other factors will go a long way toward overcoming less-than-perfect soil. |
| National Gardening |
Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
| National Gardening |
Herb Gardening 101 An essential addition to many recipes, herbs are easy to grow and well worth the effort. They also enhance gardens by adding color, interesting forms, and rich or subtle fragrances. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
Succulents: Ideal Plants for Summer Succulents thrive where most plants would shrivel. Here's how their ability to go days without water makes them ideal garden staples for the sweltering days of summer. |
| National Gardening |
Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
The War on Weeds How to identify and get rid of the most common weeds in your lawn. |
Popular Mechanics
September 12, 2008
Joseph Truini |
How to Stop Deer From Eating Your Garden (With 22 Plant Ideas!) The best approach is to simply choose plants that deer don't like to eat. Below are 22 deer-resistant plants to consider for your garden. |
Popular Mechanics
September 5, 2008
Joseph Truini |
9 Steps to Planting a Tree (and Saving a Buck) There's never been a better time to grab a shovel and get planting. Here's what to do if you're transplanting a sapling tree from a nursery, as opposed to starting with seeds, in nine easy steps. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Fall Fertilizing Why autumn is the right time of year to nourish your yard. |
| Garden Gate |
More Black Flowers Why grow black flowers? Not just for the sake of having a conversation piece in your garden, although they are good for that. The best reason is because they have so many design uses. |
| National Gardening |
Annuals and Perennials for Containers Learn the differences between annuals and perennials, and use this guide for planting and caring for them in containers. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Get Ready for Fall Now's the best time to spruce up your yard |
National Gardening
Alain Charest |
Trumpet Vine Native American plant makes good, especially in the North. Many garden plants are described as blooming all summer long, but trumpet vine is one of the few to actually live up to this description. Its only requirements are a sunny exposure and a good pruning in winter. |
This Old House
Lynn Ocone |
How to Get Rid of Weeds How to identify common weeds in your lawn and professional removal tips to get rid of them. |
This Old House
Roger Cook |
Smart Sprinkling When the skies are cloudless and the days are hot and long, you can help your lawn and garden survive by watering wisely |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009 |
Silva Cell Tech Makes for Safer Sidewalks and Healither Trees The roots of trees can push sidewalks out of position |
