Azaleas, St. Charles Avenue Checklist for March 1. Plant warm-season bedding plants beginning in mid-March and continuing through early May. For best results, plant petunias by mid-March and wait to plant periwinkles (vinca) until May. 2. After spring bulbs have finished flowering, wait until the foliage turns yellow before cutting it off. Food is being […]
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Baby Bok Choy February Gardening Checklist 1.Most spring flowering bulbs should have already been planted by now. 2. Remove old flowers from your cool-season bedding plants to extend blooming and improve flower performance. 3. Plant gladiolus in late February. Prolong the blooming season by planting at two- to three-week intervals for a couple of months.
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Chrysanthemum AgCenter’s tips for a successful fall garden Remove all existing weeds including the roots before you plant vegetables. It is essential to remove all weeds, especially perennial grasses from the garden. If you simply till the grasses in and then irrigate, you’ll end up with a relatively nice lawn. Use herbicides if you must;
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Japanese Magnolias are one of our most cherished spring-blooming trees. Trees are an integral part of any landscape. They provide the foundation of all outdoors, from the smallest garden to the largest park. Small or large, trees serve many purposes: Tree leaves clean the air we breathe by absorbing carbon dioxide and providing oxygen. Trees
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Though Dianthus doesn’t bloom much in the shorter days of mid-winter, it is a perfectly hardy annuals to plant now.. January, Janvier or Enero, no matter how you say it, this month is the least rewarding for New Orleans area gardeners. There are multiple mundane maintenance tasks to perform. There is anticipatory preparation for and
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