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An invitation into the hidden gardens of Allentown

May 25, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Landscaping

White irises launch and purple alliums burst like fireworks into the sky over a stout Japanese maple seemingly meditating on waves of prickly cactus.
This living, colorful dance performs every spring and summer under the direction of Terry Brown, who keeps the garden at his Allentown home. However, this year the Allentown Garden Club will help [...]

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Experiment with delightful native flowers

May 06, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) runs through the woods like a parade of elfin umbrellas. Down in the moist, brown layer of last year’s leaves delicate snow-white petals of bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) emerge, a terrestrial version of Monet’s water lilies. Glassine tiny bells dangle from blueberry twigs (Vaccinium spp.), small flowers soon to become sweet, navy blue [...]

Shady opportunists with delicate grace

May 02, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Spring-flowering woodlanders are nature’s opportunists. They creep through the bare earth, prompted by lengthening days and warmer temperatures, then flower just before the leafy canopy extends overhead. Many are diminutive and delicately proportioned, but they make a huge impact because they flower while most of the garden is still at rest.
Ideal conditions for growing woodlanders [...]

How To Choosing a Tree

April 28, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Before you shop, take time to evaluate your landscape. For example, are there overhead utility wires where you want to plant? Either choose a different spot or select a tree with a naturally small stature. Here are some things to consider.
Height, width, and form. Trees can be tall and narrow (”columnar”), short and spreading, or [...]

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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How To Choosing a Tree

Before you shop, take time to evaluate your landscape. For example, are there overhead utility wires where you want to plant? Either choose a different spot or select a tree

Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

Description Hyssop is a hardy perennial that grows no more than 2 feet tall. It has woody stems, small pointed leaves, and spikes of small purple flowers. There also are

Gwalior horticulture exhibition showcases indoor plants

Nature lovers in Gwalior recently witnessed a special horticulture exhibition which had a big variety of indoor plants which could be grown inside small flats. An array of flowers, flowering plants,

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.

Japanese lovelies blossom

THE great massed flowering of the spring cherry trees is just approaching its crescendo and clouds of petals fall like snow to the ground. In Japan, where the big flowering cherries

Do It Now In The Garden

VEGETABLES: Thin out any crowded vegetable seedlings from early plantings of cool-season vegetables. FRUIT TREES: Check your fruit trees and ornamental fruit trees for the hatching of eastern tent caterpillars. They

Bonsai expert turns trees into sculpture

Bill Hawley caught his first glimpse of a bonsai tree 40 years ago during a trip to San Francisco. Bonsai, the art of tree shaping, was something that intrigued Hawley. These

Basil (Sweet) (Ocimum basilicum)

Description Basil is an attractive annual, about 18 inches tall with light-green, fairly broad leaves. The flowers are small, white, and appear in spikes. There are several species of cultivated
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