Tulips and Daffodil Container Planting If you’ve already refrigerated your tulips and hyacinths, it’s time to plant them. If you have not refrigerated these bulbs, it’s too late. Late December to early January is the ideal time after they’ve been refrigerated for about 6 to 8 weeks (in a paper or mesh bag) in the […]
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(Image above: ‘Paperwhites’) The Real Meaning of Flowers and Plants during the Holiday Season Plants have been a symbol of the holiday season for generations, whether it is flowers or foliage. Decorating indoors and outdoors with holiday flowers and foliage can make for a very pretty and elegant holiday home. Poinsettia is the first
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(Image above: Snapdragons – photo by K. Blackburn) Maximizing Success with Cool-Season Bedding Plants Plant List from Symposium talk by Dan Gill Fall is the perfect time to plant bedding plants. They get a chance to develop a good root system over winter and perform well into the next season. Replace warm season plants now,
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(Image above: Vertical lines of Bamboo and fence lead the eye up) Elements of Design for an Exciting Landscape (Line, Form, Color and Texture) Elements of design composition are the visual qualities that people see and respond to when viewing a garden space. Visual qualities can illicit many different emotions and feelings, and the
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(Image above: The attractive flowers of chamomile can be used for decoration in the home. Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter) Herbs and Spices Herbs and spices both come from plants. (Salt is neither a spice nor an herb. It is a mineral.) Herbs and spices are used primarily for adding flavor and aroma to
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