This vine started growing after my grandma's muscadine vine died off..Orostachys iwarengeThis time of year there is no end of vibrant, glorious color at Denver Botanic Gardens. May I remind you that green*is also a color? Few plants exemplify the paradox that gardens are not just about showy flowers than these modest succulents from East Asia: Orostachys are closely allied to Sedum (and have been [...]
More......A recent New York Times article has generated some discussion on our Facebook site. The article discusses the trend of major botanical gardens to expand into ever new territoryhighlighting food, entertainment, sustainabilityin short going beyond their traditional realm of pretty flowers aimed at elderly ladies! While we here at Denver Botanic*Gardens are also working hard [...]
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Your little butternut squash seedling can grow into a 15-foot long vine and produce loads of fruit in just a few months. This fact always astonishes me.
The only problem with squash is they are total space hogs. Leave them to their own devices and they will quickly take over your entire garden and smother every [...]Is anyone familiar with a cascading laceleaf called 'Augustilobum'?
Checking Vertrees/Gregory and Esveld etc I cannot find this name.
Thank you.hello everyone, i want to know more about the flytraps winter dormancy. I live in a climate where winter is relatively warm (12-18 degrees celsius)but I grow my flytraps indoors all year round, so what should I do with my plants? also does anyone have info on seedling care of flytrap? do I need to feed seedlings? any help would be appreciated!Hello
My royal poinciana was growing well and fast until it has recently started to have lower branches leaves turning yellow and falling off in the middle of summer.
The plant has been grown from seed and is about 4 months old.
The location is in south florida.
We have been getting rain every day now and dont know if getting too much water.Anyone know of a good book charting the development of what we know as the modern rose from its humble beginnings?What is the most tropical palm or plant that could survive in Vancouver? I know that not just trachycarpus palms can survive in Vancouver. I was thinking Butia capitata, Jubaea Chilensis, and possibly even Washingtonia palms. But then again I'm not an expert on palms so I wanna know.Can anyone assist in identifying these fruit trees we have growing along the boundary fence of our new house. Large lime green veined leaves and round smooth fruit. see images of tree and fruit attached. I would like to know what is is and how best to care for it as these would make a great privacy screen with a bit more growth on them.
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Gold Coast AustraliaI am forced to remove a beautifully formed white oak, perhaps 300 years old, that has provided cooling, shade--including for my many maples--food for all kinds of living things, and aesthetic pleasure for the 10 years we've lived here. A fungus bloom around the base confirmed internal rotting. I hate to lose any tree, but this is particularly tough. The brighter side is I'll be able to grow...Unknown deciduous tree growing in Portland. Oregon. Now 18" caliper, 40'+ ht.x30'+ spread. Strongly ridged bark, charcoal gray color. Looks almost like a walnut at first glance, but leaves are bi-pinnately compound, almost fern-like, serrated much like Rhus typhina 'Lanciolata' with a deep, strong V-shaped petiole. Leaves are 16"+ long, 20+ leaflets with a terminal leaflet. Leaflets dark green...Hello !
I am new here, and I might post something in a wrong place. Please understand .
I am looking to buy cuttings or live plant of Zanthoxylum Nitidum DC which is a vine .
Please advise
Thank youIf you are in the literary mood for an entertaining---and horrifying---plant book, I suggest this one. Truth is, indeed, far stranger than fiction! Warning: read this volume indoors...and at a safe distance from houseplants and windows.
*Wicked Plants*
The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities
by Amy Stewart
Etchings by Briony Morrow-Cribbs
Drawings by Jonathon...This one's a tiny Penstemon with a relatively huge flower that almost makes it look comical. As these Penstemons grow and get covered in bloom, they look comparatively normal. The photos were taken on a hike to Lake Oesa, Yoho National Park in mid-July. Beautiful lichen covered rocks absolutely cover the area.More... (http://biodiversitylibrary.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-november-2009-bhl-started-ingesting.html)
1.Q. Tomato growing is very satisfying especially when you see tomatoes ripen and turn red. But I lose at least half my crop to bird damage. What can prevent this?
A. Bird damage is common in all areas. One control method which works quite well is to take old nylon stockings and cut them into pieces 10 [...]
Ecological landscape restoration with native plants in a suburban yard in Minnesota. Native plant photography, nature observations and practical sustainable gardening advice.