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To get an endless supply of roses, you can propagate them by cutting a stem, placing it in soil, and giving it plenty of ...
WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including deadheading irises, getting rid of lily ...
There is something undeniably joyful about watching birds flit between shrubs in the landscape or perch on seed heads in a ...
Japanese knotweed can grow several inches a day, is so aggressive that it is nearly impossible to eradicate, and is lowering property values worldwide.
On this Juneteenth, we're highlighting urban Black farmers planting the seeds of change in California's Central Valley. That change can be found in the sustainable foods they grow.
A shrubby cousin of the better-known Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), this one forms a large, colonizing shrub that will grow up to 10-feet tall or more in light to moderate shade.
The wildflowers at the Ohio nature preserve represent the largest population of the plant in the country. Despite this, the flower is still classified as endangered in the Buckeye State.
Buckeye, one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, is focusing on sustainable growth and water conservation amid rapid expansion. Buckeye aims to transition from a bedroom community to a business ...
The best way to plant a buckeye is to grow one from a freshly fallen seed, as they dry out quickly. Plant them directly in the ground rather than in a pot which can inhibit the tap root and stunt ...
It’s easy to grow, even in poor and disturbed soils and likes full or part sun as part of a meadow garden, according to the California Native Plant Society. It will even poor and disturbed soils ...
Instead, she grabbed Matilija poppy, California buckeye, sage, and buckwheat seeds from her greenhouse — part of a seed bank she’d started to gather alongside a team of volunteers.
Ms. Raj, a University of California naturalist and master gardener, is a docent at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center and had been working to build a seed bank there.