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Grow Orchids ( part 2)
Watering frequency depends on the medium in which they are potted. Most orchids cannot survive prolonged drought and should be watered often. However, some require a “dry season” of six to eight weeks during which watering is reduced but ...
Grow Orchids
If you can’t get to Hawaii this winter, then why not bring Hawaii to you? Create a tropical paradise by growing orchids indoors. Granted, care must be taken when growing orchids at home. However, they are no more difficult to grow than most oth...
Poinsettias For The Holidays
Poinsettias have become synonymous with the holiday season. In fact, December 12 has been proclaimed by an Act of Congress as National Poinsettia Day to commemorate the death of Joel Poinsetta who introduced this Mexican native plant to the U.S. Many...
Overwintering Garden Mums
Nature doesn’t cut back garden mums when their blossoms fade in fall. Neither should you. Gardeners who live in the South, where mums will continue to grow throughout the winter, need to cut their plants back to encourage continued bloom and pr...
Chrysanthemum Legend (part 2)
There is only one place in Japan, according to legend, where the chrysanthemum is not grown. Long ago in the city of Himeji, a nobleman lived in a large castle with many treasures. Trusting no one, he allowed only his serving maid O-kiku, whose name...
Chrysanthemum Legend
With the arrival of cooler weather, many gardeners turn to fall chrysanthemums to provide color for the spots left vacant by tired summer annuals. What most don’t realize is that they are planting a species whose relatives go back centuries, ev...
