Hollyhocks From Your Grandmother’s Garden
If your grandmother enjoyed gardening, chances are pretty good she grew hollyhocks, Alcea rosea. An old-fashioned favorite, hollyhocks can be striking, colorful additions to…
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If your grandmother enjoyed gardening, chances are pretty good she grew hollyhocks, Alcea rosea. An old-fashioned favorite, hollyhocks can be striking, colorful additions to…
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As its name implies, a typical daylily opens lily-like blooms during the day that fade away in the afternoon. However, there are also the…
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Gardeners who love the sight of flower borders on a sunny day are enjoying half the pleasures the outdoor landscape has to offer during…
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Prime planting time for spring lettuce runs from March into early April, and it is also when gardeners tend to spread two misconceptions about…
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As winter’s deepest chill reaches into my garden, it hesitates momentarily, for there is a dragon lurking. No, not the fire-breathing monster found in…
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Looking for a new year project that will do wonders for your landscape when the growing season shifts into high gear this spring? Take…
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November is a good time to plant spring-blooming bulbs in Cary, and while the usual offerings of tulips, daffodils and crocus are certainly worth…
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Spiders are creepy, crawly little beasties that pop out when you least expect them — Eek! They lurk even in the pleasant, pastoral realm…
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By August, one of the showiest plants of the late growing season will begin spreading its bright yellow glow across fields, meadows, landscapes and…
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As spring gives way to summer, temperatures begin to rise to the point that shady nooks in the garden become the perfect places to…
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