Focus on Flowers
All types of marigolds last well as cut flowers, and they are excellent plants for children to grow when they begin gardening.
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A novice gardener once told me that she was only going to plant perennials, as they did not need any care. If only that was true!
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Christopher Morley once said ‘April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks GO.'
Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening gardening created and hosted by master gardener Moya Andrews between 2004-2025.
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April is known as the cruelest month due to the erratic weather and the possibility for freezing temperatures to creep back in and injure new plants.
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Many of us with clay soil complain loudly about it, and it’s true that gardens with clay soil can be hard to dig. Nonetheless, it has its virtues.
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Photos of this new generation of Heucheras are irresistible. I plan to order as many as I can afford for spring planting!
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The whole garden looks better if plants are deadheaded, so it is a good thing.
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Hosack realized the need for a public garden as a research facility for medical scientists and their students.
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Quite a number of flowering annuals can be started by sowing their seeds directly into the garden.