Hydrangea serrata ( Bluebird Lacecap Hydrangea )

H. serrata and its cultivar are also sometimes listed as H. macrophylla subsp . serrata . ‘ Bluebird ’ is also sometimes list as ‘ Acuminata ’ . Deciduous , unsloped shrub with slender stem and pointed , 6 column inch long , ovate leaves , which are much more narrow than its Bigleaf Hydrangea relatives . Foliage turns red in fall . Flowers are held in flat , 2 to 4 in widely , lacy corymb and borne from summertime to come down ....

April 29, 2025 · 14 min · 2795 words · Ryan Pearson

Iris ( Wisley White Iris )

Rhizomatous irises have rhizomes as rootstock , close to or on the surface , or just below ground - story , which grow linear to brand - work leaves , almost always in basal devotee , and simple or branched efflorescence stems . The flowers have 3 upright petals , hollo monetary standard , and 3 large , pendent or spreading petals , call falls . Siberian irises lack the “ whiskers ” of colored hairs at the base of each fall that other iris group have ....

April 29, 2025 · 19 min · 4026 words · Emily Brennan

Lemon-Ginger Chicken Thighs

For a debauched and healthy wimp dinner , judge our lemon - peppiness chicken formula . The honeyed and salty compounding of love and soy sauce sum irresistible smack . BHG / Sonia Bozzo Looking to save money on kinsfolk - favorable dinner ? swop in crybaby thighs for volaille breasts for a noticeable cost savings . Chicken thighs are still alean proteinjust like chicken breasts , but , as a dark pith , they check more fertile ....

April 29, 2025 · 3 min · 628 words · Alexis Reyes

NL: Investigating alternatives to MPS-List prohibited active substances

George Shakour , currently pursuing a master ’s degree in Biobased Sciences at Wageningen University & Research , spent the preceding six calendar month working on his last enquiry project at MPS . His labor homes in on a spicy button egress in the flowers & ornamental industry : key out useful alternatives to active substance recently placed on the MPS - List prohibited active substances . At a clock time when crop protection statute law is changing rapidly , growers are in dire penury of practical support ....

April 29, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Dr. Dennis Garrett

Pachyphytum hookeri

Pachyphytum hookeri(Salm - Dyck ) A.Berger Diotostemon hookeri , Echeveria hookeri , Pachyphytum roseum Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Pachyphytum In habitat, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Derivative of a photo byBodo Nuñez Oberg. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents. The specific epithet " hookeri(pronounced HOOK - er - electrical engineering ) " honorsSir William Jackson Hooker(1785 - 1865 ) , an English botanist and botanic illustrator who was the first music director of theRoyal Botanic Gardens ....

April 29, 2025 · 4 min · 773 words · Veronica Sanders

Paphiopedilum delenatii ( Delenatii Orchid )

P. delenatii has leathery , strap - influence foliage , mottled hoary - Green River above , deep purple below . In spring , whitened to pinkish flowers , with pink lips , are yield singly or in pairs . Thick , broad , strap - shaped gullible leaves , often dapple with wakeful grey - green . Orchid - shaped blossom with a distinctive pocket are borne singly . Prefers cool to arbitrate temperature and rich wet ....

April 29, 2025 · 10 min · 2076 words · Isaiah Miles

Penstemon ( Centra Penstemon )

The genus Penstemon is made up of 250 coinage of deciduous , semi - evergreen , and evergreen perennials and subshrubs , and legion cultivar which tend to be semi - evergreen . leaf are minute , up to 3 inches long , or gravid and ovate , to 5 inch long . raceme or panicle of foxglove - comparable flowers are produced from early summertime to mid fall . ‘ Centra ’ is shaggy-coated , with bloodless - throated , red flowers ....

April 29, 2025 · 24 min · 5071 words · Justin Heath

Pepper time!

Lava Red Italian pepper became a favorite of mine last year . It is a variety of Corno di Horno red Piper nigrum - honeyed . This one came from a protagonist ( named Lava ) who give me some seed from a German Farmers Market and she did n’t have a go at it the accurate variety so I named it after her . you may find other Corno di Horno varieties at nurseries ....

April 29, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Dr. Kenneth Thompson

Phaseolus vulgaris ( Turtle Soup Bean )

‘ Turtle Soup ’ , also know as ‘ turtleneck ’ is an heirloom variety mostly uncultured in the U.S. It is large , fateful , and ugly , but famous for use in Turtle Bean soup , an ersatz turtle soup which may or may not much resemble its meaty opposite number . This group of beans is a favorite for the plate garden and can be grow just about anywhere because they have a relatively brusque growing season ....

April 29, 2025 · 13 min · 2724 words · Mr. Anthony White

Small or Dwarf Evergreen Shrubs For Shade (With Pictures) – Identification Guide

Small evergreen plant shrubs that are tolerant of shade supply color to shaded gardens . Many types of shade - large-minded evergreen shrubs also produce wondrous flowering blossom in wraith of red , blanched , yellowish , orange , purple , and pink . In improver , planting modest shrubs that grow in the shadow of trees , construction , walls , or large shrubs forestall your front or backyard from look sparse , without any greenery or raw elements ....

April 29, 2025 · 14 min · 2882 words · Jennifer Becker

Soil Guide for Gardeners

Introduction Knowing your grime type is important for select the veracious plants for your garden and specify which plants will thrive there . Your plants get the essential nutrients , pee , and O they call for for a hefty growth and development bike from the ground . However , each piece of soil has a singular combination of minerals , organic issue , and inorganic stuff . This combination largely dictates what plants , such as trees or bushes , can effectively cultivate there ....

April 29, 2025 · 10 min · 2117 words · Gregory Bennett

Spring Blooms in Rhonda’s Pennsylvania Garden

Spring is alive in this Pennsylvania garden with a colorful collection of blooms Happy Monday GPODers ! We ’re starting the hebdomad off in in West Grove , Pennsylvania with Rhonda Molin . Rhonda has shared her gorgeous garden in almost every time of year ( condition out late submissions here : Rhonda ’s Pennsylvania Garden , Fall in Rhonda ’s Garden , A Safe Garden Wedding , Rhonda ’s Hellebore Roundup , andA Guest in Rhonda ’s Garden ) , and there is always a bounty of flush and a flower of colorful leafage to enjoy ....

April 29, 2025 · 4 min · 835 words · Teresa Jackson

What to do with yamaimo?

Yamaimo , also known as Nipponese deal yam plant , is a versatile constituent that can be used in various ways in the culinary worldly concern . As a gardening and landscaping expert , I have derive across this unique vegetable and have discovered some interesting way to enjoy it . Let me deal with you what you may do with yamaimo . 1 . Miso Soup : One popular way to enjoy grated yamaimo is by add together it to blistering or chilled miso soup ....

April 29, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Lauren Greene