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| March 18, 2010 |
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Garden
Knowledge:
Starting
Plants from Seed
 Starting
seed indoors is a great way to save money when you need lots of plants
for your landscape. With a sunny window, a sunroom or an artificial
light set-up you can raise hundreds of dollars worth of plants for just
a few dollars.
Be a
Plant Parent! 
Free
Gardening Seminar
I'll be hosting a free online talk "Perfect Planting for Spring" on
Mar. 27 from 11:00 a.m. until noon. You can learn the best tricks of
the trade toward planting your annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees
this spring. Best of all, you can watch and hear the talk at home
directly from your computer! Click
here to register
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Reader
Questions:
 Q: Our rhododendron had wilted leaves and when we
pruned it there was a borer hole in the stem. Thoughts? Sharon N.
 Q: My wife brought these roots from Russia to plant
and we got five gallons when we harvested them. What are they? Dwight
B.
 Q:
I noticed this unexpected beauty last weekend, leaves thin as a pine
needle, with a white stripe, and a purple bloom. Name? Joe R.
Spring
Croaker
Garden
Calendar
Walter's To Do List for March
Look for scale, pick up camellia blooms, prune roses, ...more
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Ask
an Arborist
Tree Profile: Red Buckeye (Aesculus
pavia)
 The red buckeye is a small tree native to the
Southeastern U.S that blooms with upright stalks of bright red tubular
flowers in spring. The large palmate leaves give it a tropical look
during the rest of the season. The buckeye "nuts" that form in the fall
are readily eaten by squirrels. Learn More
by
Theresa Schrum
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Cool
Plant
Woodland Phlox (Phlox
stolonifera)
 Semi-evergreen ground cover native to the
Eastern U.S. and Canada. Woodland Phlox is a charming plant and one of
the most shade tolerant species of Phlox. In spring, the plant sends up
stalks of bluish-lavender, white or multi-colored five-petaled flowers
that attract butterflies. Mixes well with other early-blooming shade
plants. Learn
more...
by Theresa Schrum
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