Showing posts with label Spring Gardening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring Gardening. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Spring Time with Tulips

Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the conversion time between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. 

The specific definition of the exact timing of "spring" varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. Spring is here. 

Europe celebrates springtime with tulips. The world says it with flowers but Europe says it with carpets of tulip. 


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Lovely Garden with White and Pink Ladies

Conversation Piece Azalea is a rebloomer with large, wavy single flowers that can be solid deep pink or white with deep pink splotches.

  • Scientific Name: Rhododendron 'Conversation Piece' 
  •   Common Name: Conversation Piece Azalea 
  • Plant Type: Evergreen 
  • Leaf Type: Broadleaf
  •  Height: 2- 5 feet 
  • pread: 3 -5 feet 
  • Bloom time: Spring 
  •  Flower color: White, Pink 
  • Light Exposure: Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Morning sun 
  • Drainage: Well drained 
  • Rate of Growth: Moderate 
  • Water Requirement: Medium Maintenance Level: Low

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Spring Flowering Plants - Helianthus maximilliani

Strong, 4-7' tall stems are covered with 2-3" yellow blooms from midsummer to frost. A favorite of birds and butterflies! Long-lived plants thrive in heat, drought and even poor soil. Prefers full sun. #1 field-grown plants. Helianthus maximilliani.

Zones: 3-9
 Light: Full Sun
 Height: 4-7’
dth: 3-4’ Bloom
Time: Midsummer to Frost Deer tend to avoid.
This item ships only in the spring. If our spring shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following spring.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Spring Flowering Plants for your Garden

Spring, the very word invokes the thought of rebirth, rapidly lengthening days, emerging blossoms and greenery, and the smell of freshness. In the spring season of the human life cycle, we undertake new beginnings.

We may begin a new job, career, pastime, or relationship. We may start a new lifestyle or alter the old one. Spring is a time for overcoming the inertia of winter rest and springing into action, to sow the seeds of our winter planning which, with careful husbandry, will provide a rewarding harvest come autumn.

Choose plants that flower at different times of the year, rather than all of them flowering at once. Below is a list of popular spring flowering plants.


Plants that flower in the spring...
Allium
Aquilegia
Camellia
Cercidiphyllum
Chionodoxa
Corydalis
Daphne
Erythronium
Euphorbia
Fritillaria
Helleborus
Hepatica
Magnolia
Muscari
Narcissus
Primula
Pulmonaria
Pulsatill
Rhododendron
Trillium
Tulipa

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Sunday, April 08, 2012

Spring Gardening with Vegetable Plants

In early spring, nearly two weeks prior to the last average frost date in your area, it’s safe to plant lettuce, beets, carrots, radishes, dill, cilantro, cabbage, broccoli, celery, kale and potatoes outdoors. Both lettuce and celery seeds need light to germinate. Be careful to only cover these varieties of seeds lightly with soil during the planting process. Directly sow carrot, radish, dill and cilantro seeds. Transplanting is not recommended for these types of vegetables and herbs. Vegetable plants for spring gardening at home.

• Arugula
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Collards
• English Peas
• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Potatoes
• Radish
• Spinach
• Swiss Chard
• Turnip