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Recent snow, low temperatures damage trees and plants

April 15, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Herbs, Plants

We definitely have our limits when it comes to tangling with Nature.
There was very little that could have been done to prepare for last weekend’s cold spell except move container plants into a protected area and cover small stuff, but it’s a little hard to cover a tree. After the event there’s even less that [...]

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What to look for in gardening catalogs.

February 06, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Come late winter, newspaper garden writers routinely deliver a column about plant and seed catalogs. I sympathize. There’s not a ton to write about, with the ground half-frozen and the sun still low in the sky, and there are all these colorful catalogs littering the desk. It’s tempting to adopt the cheerleading tone—why not get [...]

An apple and a bag will get bromeliads to bloom

January 19, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers

Bromeliads are attractive plants that make a strong reminder of the exotic plants of the tropics. Most of us are at least somewhat familiar with bromeliads as exotic tropical plants that show off beautifully as house plants in our climate. If not, it is sure that you will know of one edible member of this [...]

GENERA, SPECIES AND CULTIVARS

August 01, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Garden, Herbs, Landscaping, Plants

Urn Plants (Aechmea species): Urn plants are easy, dependable bloomers. They have tremendous diversity of color, form and texture. Spiny-edged leaves may be solid green, other colors, speckled or have bands of silver scales.
Nearly all do well when mounted, provided they are started young, before the plants are large. Give them bright light and [...]

GENERAL INFORMATION ON MAGNOLIAS

August 01, 2006 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Garden, Plants

Mature Height/Spread: Magnolias range from the small star magnolia to the massive southern magnolia.
Growth Rate: The growth rate of magnolias depends on the species.
Ornamental Features: Most magnolias are valued for their showy, fragrant flowers, large glossy leaves and striking fruit. The flowers may be white, pink or purple. They may be small (3-inch diameter), with [...]

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WEAKLEAF YUCCA (Yucca flaccida)

Weakleaf yucca resembles Adam’s needle, but has less rigid leaves, straight fibers on the leaf edges and somewhat shorter flower clusters. The leaves are 1 to 1¾ foot long and

SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA (M. grandiflora)

Mature Height/Spread: Southern magnolia, also known as Bull Bay, is a handsome evergreen tree that will grow 60 to 80 feet tall and 30 to 50 feet wide. It is

Hardhack’s flowers make plant pretty in pink

Hardhack’s standout feature is its long clusters of fuzzy-looking flowers that are pink to deep rose in color. Also known as Douglas meadowsweet, western spiraea and hardhack spiraea, this shrub grows

Philodendron SPECIES AND CULTIVARS

Fiddle Leaf Philodendron (P. panduriforme): This philodendron is a climber with 12-to 18-inch, fiddle-shaped, leathery leaves that are olive green. It is slow growing and durable. *

Rejuvenate Overgrown Houseplants

Houseplants often last for years, coaxed along for so long that they become members of the family. I've seen some pretty lanky, decrepit specimens in my time. The years had

True shamrocks look and bloom different than clover

Q. Isn't the shamrock plant a type of clover? -- A curious Irishman for March 17 A. Although shamrocks (Oxalis acetosella) are thought to be a clover type plant because they have

PACHYSANDRA SPECIES

Allegheny Spurge or Pachysandra procumbens: This much overlooked plant is native from Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia to Florida and Louisiana. Plants are evergreen in South Carolina, although the leaves

Schefflera SPECIES AND CULTIVARS

Umbrella Tree (S. actinophylla): This is the most commonly grown species. The umbrella tree grows up to 8 to 10 feet tall indoors. Large leaves of seven or more large
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