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It’s decision-making time of year for gardeners

March 12, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

A lion, a lamb or a penguin?
February has the groundhog and his shadow, while March is usually a tossup between the lion or the lamb. This year has been a roller coaster ride, weatherwise: from one of the mildest early winters on record to weeks of frigid cold and ice that would make penguins feel [...]

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Hot temps push gardening activities indoors

December 22, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Garden

By Cathie Draine, Special to the Journal
Searing heat and growling blizzards evoke the same response in me: I retreat, grudgingly, indoors and clean closets, drawers and files. I start looking for a place to put al lof the small, miscellaneous (obviously important) bits and pieces. It’s the same with gardening. It’s hot. I’m going through [...]

Hot Gardening Activities Indoor

December 13, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Searing heat and growling blizzards evoke the same response in me: I retreat, grudgingly, indoors and clean closets, drawers and files. I start looking for a place to put al lof the small, miscellaneous (obviously important) bits and pieces. It’s the same with gardening. It’s hot. I’m going through magazines, notes and files. Here are [...]

How To Select Hedge plant

December 05, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Purpose
Hedges are usually planted to define property boundaries, but also to provide privacy from neighbours and passers-by, or shelter from prevailing winds. They can achieve a formal appearance, such as yew of box, or may be chosen for their colourful foliage or flowers.
Styles of hedge
Formal hedges are usually composed of evergreen species, such as Taxus [...]

What is Sustainable Landscaping?

July 17, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Landscaping

Whether you are replanting a window box at your downtown condo or starting a new garden in the rural fringe, your gardening methods reach far beyond your property line. When designed and carefully planned, sustainable landscapes can meet your landscape goals and protect the environment by using a minimum of resources and creating a [...]

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Boxwoods CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES

Buxus microphylla cultivars: * ‘Compacta’or ‘Kingsville Dwarf’ is a very low-growing (1 foot), wide-spreading shrub with dense green foliage. * ‘Wintergreen’ is a low,

Euonymus CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES

Cultivars of E. fortunei: The cultivars of Wintercreeper Euonymus, which are listed here, are better known than the species itself. * ‘Canadale Gold’ is a compact shrub

CALIFORNIA PRIVET (Ligustrum ovalifolium)

Mature Height/Spread: This semi-evergreen shrub grows rapidly to 15 feet, has dark green, 2½ -inch leaves and dull white, heavy scented flowers. Landscape Use: California privet makes a good hedge, when

Camellia MATURE HEIGHT/SPREAD

Common Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) is a broadleaved, evergreen shrub, which may grow to a height of 25 feet, but more often to 6 to 12 feet. It has a

Barberry CULTIVARS AND VARIETIES

Cultivars of Japanese Barberry: There are many cultivars available. Some of the more common ones are: * Var. atropurpurea – The leaves assume reddish to purplish shades.

JAPANESE PRIVET (Ligustrum japonicum)

Mature Height/Spread:This is an evergreen shrub with a compact growth habit to 10 feet high and 5 to 6 feet wide. The foliage is 2 to 4 inches long and

Spirea MATURE HEIGHT/SPREAD

Vanhoutte spirea (S. vanhouttei), the classic bridal wreath spirea, is a deciduous broadleaf shrub that can grow 6 to 10 feet high and spread as much as 20 feet wide.

WINTER JASMINE

Winter jasmine (J. nudiflorum) is hardy throughout the state. It is an "old timey" shrub often found around Victorian homes. Mature Height/Spread: This deciduous viny shrub grows to 4 feet high
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