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Plant Profile: Thymus vulgaris ‘Argenteus’
Common Name: Thyme Botanical Name: Thymus vulgaris ‘Argenteus’ Type: Herbaceous perennial Color: Variegated leaf with lavender-colored flowers Harvest Period: Snip leaves anytime Size: 0.5 to 1 feet...
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Wordless Wednesday: Canna flower
Canna flowers now showing in North Carolina nurseries; a great plant for NC gardening and landscaping. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share...
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October garden chores in North Carolina
Fall for me brings the beginning of the new gardening year, and October is fall’s most festive month. October gardening in North Carolina is the reward for all your hard work throughout the year. Now...
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Wordless Wednesday: Aster tataricus
Aster tataricus. Now showing in North Carolina nurseries; great plants for NC gardening and landscaping. Words by: Helen Yoest Sponsored by the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association...
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How to grow tea: Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Common Name: Small leaf tea camellia Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Color: Dark green leaf; 1- 2 inch white blooms with yellow stamens Type: Evergreen strub Size: Up to 6 feet tall by...
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Wordless Wednesday: Fall pinks!
Now showing in North Carolina nurseries; great plants for NC gardening and landscaping. Words by: Helen Yoest Sponsored by the North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association Tweet This!...
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November garden chores in North Carolina
Fall is a fantastic time to be in the garden. Soon enough there will be a killing frost; once that happens, it’s time to tuck your garden into bed for the winter. Our first frost date is unpredictable...
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Wordless Wednesday: Cuphea, the candy corn plant
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Plant Pick: Diospyros kaki, Oriental Persimmon
Common Name: Kaki tree Botanical Name: Diospyros kaki, Oriental Persimmon Color: Showy edible fruit, good fall color. Type: Small fruit tree Size: 20 to 30 feet by 20 to 30 feet Soil: Wide range of...
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Wordless Wednesday: Broccoli
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December garden chores in North Carolina
December can be a quiet time in the garden. Most of us are busy with other things, so the timing is good. But there is much to enjoy, and some tending to take care of. Here is some of what we are...
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Wordless Wednesday: Winter Red holly
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Tulips in containers: advantages!
Nurseries and garden centers in North Carolina are a great resource for tulip bulbs. Planted in the fall, and yes, they can still be planted in December as long as the ground isn’t frozen, they will...
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Wordless Wednesday: Happy Holidays!
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North Carolina Garden Chores — April
The entire month of April is wrapped in spring. With March madness behind us and the merriment of May ahead, many feel the need to stop and appreciate our gardens in April (or at least we do). The...
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Wordless Wednesday — Azalea
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Canna ‘Striata’
Common Name: Canna ‘Striata’ Botanical Name: Canna ‘Striata’ Color: Orange flowers; variegated green and white leaf. Type: Bulb (Rhizome) Size: 4 to 6 feet tall by 1.5 to 4 feet wide Soil: Organically...
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Wordless Wednesday — Native Azalea
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North Carolina Garden Chores — May
May brings the end of pine pollen and the unofficial start of summer with the long Memorial Day weekend. Let the prime gardening season begin. Here’s what you can do in the Southeast garden this...
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Wordless Wednesday — Adding Color
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