Q:I HAVE a beautiful 10-year-old red Japanese maple that was
absolutely gorgeous last year. After the leaves turned brown, the maple shed two-thirds of the leaves around the middle of December.
The balance of the brown and curly leaves just hung on the tree. Finally, I found time in late January and stripped them off by hand.
The [...]
Rhododendrons have a few requirements: excellent drainage, a soil pH between 4.5 and 6.0, and protection from hot afternoon sun.
Site: Plant the rhododendron out of the wind and in dappled shade, preferably from a high cover of limbs that will give filtered shade all day. Some varieties will take a few hours of direct sun [...]
Even if a seed is planted upside down, the seedling always grows right-way up. How? Plants can actually sense gravity! (Gravity is what makes us fall back down to earth when we jump.) Inside the soil, the roots of the seedling grow towards gravity, while the stem grows away from it. This makes the roots [...]
If only we could capture the beauty of autumn and hold it to our hearts all winter long.
One of the spectacular features of fall is the wonderful coloring of tree leaves. The more curious among us might wonder just how do leaves develop color in the fall?
The purpose of plant leaves is to harness the [...]
Crab apples are hot. So is sage. Chocolates, mulberries, and lattes are trendy.
We’re talking color, and the palette for 2007 is rich.
“There is just a variety of popular colors this year,” said Joan Snyder, designer at Harrison Paint and Decorating in Jackson Township, Ohio. “Spring greens, lots of browns like soft chocolate, reds, berries, there [...]
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