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Perennial food plants
Welcome to the Randomblog blog where you find posts from a r… | November 19th 2009
They may not be as sexy as some annuals, however perennial food plants make a whole lot of sense & they really help with putting the ‘perma’ in permaculture. I’ve started assembling good information resources on these plants and read more
Types of Herb Garden Plants
Container Garden 411 | November 18th 2009 by Theresa Goodman
Like any other plant, herbs come in annuals, biennials and perennials. There are many different types of herbs and each one is different. If you are interested in a specific type of herb, you should research that one to understand the care it needs a read more
How To Use Annuals In Landscaping Your Garden
Indonesia Blogger | November 18th 2009 by Iwan Ketch
An annual, from the point of view of the amateur gardener, isany plant which must be replaced each year and which flowersonly once in its life. Annuals generally are grown from seed.The chief advantage of annuals over perennials is their lowcost. Tho read more
Thyme to Divide and Conquer (or Share!)
Take Root and Write | November 17th 2009 by Noelle Mena
That pretty little pot of lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) in two years has spread to surround the yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and the Knockout rose bush. I love their soft leaves and even the obscure tiny yellow blossoms. But I did not inten read more
Chapter Four: HEARTS UNDER FALLEN LEAVES
CAT CHILD LOSS | November 17th 2009 by Linda
By now most of the leaves have fallen off the forest of oaks that surround our house. A patchwork quilt of gold, rust and brown carpets the still green grass hidden underneath now only revealed in swaths made by the passes of the lawnmower from yest read more
How to Save Money on Your Flower Garden
PF Credit Cards | November 17th 2009 by David Ning
Most people think of gardening in the spring, but autumn is a time to start preparing for next year’s flower garden. The following article will give you a few pointers on how to save money on your flower garden. Where to Begin Peonies and other p read more
A Day To Cozy Up Inside
Cozy Little House | November 16th 2009 by Brenda Kula
This is where you’re apt to find me today. Yesterday was nice. I spent much of it putting compost in the gardens, and planting a few more perennials and annuals.Today is much colder, and I’m already eyeing the coffee pot. Trying to decide if I w read more
Daily Musings – Monday Morning
Plastic Pumpkin Designs - art by Ren Adams | November 16th 2009 by Ren Adams
Monday Morning–crisp, cold, refreshing. When there are Mondays like this, where the grass and cottonwood leaves are encrusted in a crackling shell, you can’t imagine or remember that only a short time earlier, the weather was greasy-hot, read more
ALPINE STRAWBERRIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN A PREPLANTED ALPINE STRA…
Stargazer Perennials Farm/Nursery Blog | November 16th 2009 by Nick
Alpine Strawberries are luscious, sweet, petite strawberries that are produced on a dense, green runner-less perennial plant. A top seller at our farm and on our websites, our Alpine Strawberry plants are grown using only organic methods and are 10 read more
How To Use Flower Beds In Landscaping Your Garden
Indonesia Blogger | November 16th 2009 by Iwan Ketch
The loveliness of flowering plants needs little embellishment bydescription. Certainly every gardener seeks the beauty and colorthat can be brought to his grounds by a variety of flowers. Theproper arrangement of flower beds in your garden and attent read more
Shrubs in mixed borders
My garden | November 16th 2009 by Giedra
The flower borders require constant attendance from early spring to late autumn. There are bulbs to be planted and replanted, or herbaceous perennials that require dividing every 2 to 5 years. Then there is fertilizing, mulching, watering, thinning, read more
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My Daily Landscape Adventures | November 15th 2009 by Pete
The mowing crew is now off of the regular weekly mowing schedule and are slowing down to do leaf clean up before they mow. This slows the crew crew done to a 2 week schedule and soon it will be down to a every 3 week schedule as the leaf drop will in read more
Gardening calendar: November
Seattle Garden Blog - Ecoyards | November 14th 2009
We’ve gotten a fair amount of rain and wind in the Puget Sound recently, and even some snow in the mountains. It may not seem like it, but there’s still plenty to do in the garden. 1. This month is a great time to mulch the vegetable gard read more
Propagation:- Division.
Jules Gardens | November 14th 2009 by julian
Division is a quick and easy way to propagate your favourite plants for filling in gaps in your garden or swapping with your gardening friends. Depending on the resources you have at your disposal quite a number of new plants can be propagated from d read more
Great Weather For Fall Cleanup
Glenns Garden | November 14th 2009 by Glenn Bronner
The weather has been great all week in Chicago for gardeners to get out and do some fall cleanup. the weather has been averaging about 10 degrees above normal and is a great boost over earlier this fall. We have cut back all the perennials in one of read more
Outdoor Wood Fireplace – Amazing Artemisias
Outdoor Wood Fireplace | November 14th 2009 by Dana Goldberg
Amazing Artemisias WHO IS ARTEMIS? Amazonian moon goddess. Goddess of the hunt. Goddess of the wild things. Goddess of the midwife. Goddess of the herbalist. Mother of all Creatures. Leader of the sacred bitches. Great she-bear. Diana. Selene. Ever read more
Fertilizer Friday - Friday the 13th.
A Gardener in Progress | November 13th 2009 by Catherine
The month of November is quickly going by and I'm happy that I do still have some blooms outside. The last couple of days the sun returned and we had beautiful blue skies and mild temperatures. I've noticed that however many long rainy and gray day read more
Time to bring your tropical houseplants indoors
friedAppleBlurbs | November 12th 2009
I know it’s really late to be thinking about this, but isn’t it time you thought about your perrenials? Are you going to leave them outside in the cold, or bring them in and make houseplants of them for the winter? Most perennials are ori read more
Gorgeousness In The Garden – Dolce Blackcurrant Heuchera
The Casual Gardener | November 12th 2009 by Shawna Coronado
One of my favorite plants in the fall garden is the Coral Bell. Long past its spring flowering, the color comes from it’s magnificent leaf. Any variety keeps until the coldest weather and then pops back up in the spring in perfect form. This is Pr read more
Yarrow
Man in the Moon Herbs | November 12th 2009 by man in the moon herbs
Yarrow is on of those fool-proof perennials that works in most any garden. While it does spread, it is light and airy and the secretions from its roots actually increase the disease resistance of nearby plants! One leaf will help speed up the decompo read more
Perennials in the spotlight:- Bamboos.
Jules Gardens | November 12th 2009 by julian
Image by Steve Webel via Flickr Bamboos. Most species are hardy, but most will grow best if given shelter from cold winds. The are many different species and more detailed information is given under the species name. Some are suitable for hedg read more
Achillea 'The Beacon'
Florez Nursery | November 12th 2009 by Ian Percy
Achillea millefolium x ' The Beacon' syn 'Fanal'One of the easiest perennials to grow in temperate or sub tropical climates, Achillea or Yarrow, puts on a great display of flowers at this time of year. The flat plate like flowers are born on tall ste read more
Dahlias and sheep live side by side in his garden
SoCal nursery plants | November 11th 2009 by susan hirsch
Over the years my sister Mary Lynn and I have passed a wonderful property near her home in Rochester, Michigan. Set back from the street in a commercial area, it consists of a charming white house and about 2 acres of sheep and dahlia gardens. Last S read more
Applying Mulch to Plants in the Fall or Winter
Backyard Style Lawn and Garden Blog | November 11th 2009 by Michigan , Pets, Horses, Garden and Appliances
Many plants need the extra protection that mulch can offer to survive through the winter. To give your plants the best chance of surviving through the winter, apply mulch in the fall before the first snowfall.  This is especially important read more
Greenbuild Session Review: How the LEED - EB Certification Proces…
Real Life LEED | November 11th 2009 by Joel McKellar
This panel featured a mix of facility managers and engineering consultants describing some of the issues they have faced both from a design and documentation standpoint and then balanced that with the owner reports of what did or didn't work on the g read more
GARDENING: Fall brings this question-What to cut back, what to le…
The Urban Domestic Diva | November 10th 2009 by Flora Caputo
Every fall I have this dilemma. I have learned the hard way that certain plants need to grow on old wood in the spring after I did a pruning in the fall, and vice versa. SO after years of mistakes and much reading, here is a rough list of what to cut read more
Countdown to flower wars
The Enchanted Florist | November 10th 2009
The Florists' Workbox Glue pots are a more recent development, glue sticks being melted in a special heated into which stems can be dipped. Spray paints are available in a wide range of colours. They can safely be used on fresh and dried flowers read more
Catting Around With Perennials
Visual Vamp | November 10th 2009 by Valorie Hart
Impressively Lush Catwalk Outdoor Fabrics Claws Its Way To The Top Who doesn’t love a fluffy feline, perched for the world to see as though she owns all she surveys? And who could fail to fall in love with a beautiful deep-pile velve read more
'Black Panther' Streptocarpus
Kaseys Korner | November 10th 2009 by Kasey
I thought about starting this post out with something exhilarating like "there's a 'Black Panther' lounging on my kitchen counter," but I knew I couldn't fool you. Besides, if there was truly a feline of that n read more
Observe and Interact – Holmgren’s permaculture principle #1 &…
PermaculturePower | November 9th 2009 by David Power
Back in March of 2008 a friend of ours gave us a large bunch of leeks she collected from an abandoned lot in her neighborhood where they had perennialized. I divided the bunches into individual plants and set them out next to theasparagus beds. Never read more
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