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Plants and Trees Native to DurhamTownship Pa.
Native trees tolerant of wet soils are special group of trees.These trees are able to be in soils that retain water forsometimes weeks on end. I have compiled this list to help youfind suitable trees for the north east. This is not a completelist but one of common EZ to plant nursery stock, but theseplants should do well in most of the Durham Township Pa. area.Our main farm is in Doylestown Pa. so if you need these plantswe are not far away.Red and silver maple (Acer rubrum, A. saccarinum) River Birch Trees a tree for wet areas!!!! (Betula nigra)Catalpa spp. Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Swamp whiteoak (Quercus bicolor) Sycamores (Platanus spp.) Native shrubs tolerant of wet soils: Red osier dogwood (Cornussericea) Leatherwood (Dirca palustris) Winterberry (Ilexverticillata) Sparkleberry holly A great berry producer!!! Inkberry (Ilex glabra) Pussy willow (Salix discolor) Willow Trees Trees for wet areas!!!! Shrubby cinquefoil …
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Container Gardening Tips For Newbies
Accentuate the welcoming look of a deck or your patio withjovial and colorful pots of annuals. Fill your window boxes withclimbing bloomers or with fragrant roses of various colors.Container gardens produce a natural sanctuary in city’s streetsides, along rooftops or verandas. Pots may be arranged neareach other than place plants in some kind of a bed arrangement,so that nice-looking gardens can bloom, even in itsy-bitsy spots.Search for varying and harmonizing colors, different heights andquality. The more variety you include in the plants you select,the more combinations you can achieve when renovating youroutdoor space. Choose a range of selection with various bloomcycles for your growing season to abound.There is a variety of creative ways to preserve and experimentwith container gardening. Although you might not use recycledporcelain bowls, yet the simple concept of growing plants inpots or urns in addition to other objects, offers you a newperspective in container gardening.With containers you …
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Healthy Soil for a Healthy Garden
All too often, soil composition is neglected. Every season, ourplants and gardens rob the soil of it nutrients. All gardenersare to be custodians of the soil, taking the time to replacefood and other elements as they are used. Since our soil is soimportant, we need to treat it, as we want to be treated, notlike dirt. Soil is a composition of weather-beaten rock, minerals, decayedplant materials and other organic ingredients. All this takes along time to develop, but can be damaged by our action orneglect in a single season. For soil to be healthy, it should contain a balanced mix of air,water, nutrients, and organic matter. There are a couple thingswe can do to protect this mixture. Adding organic matter on a regular basis is probably one of themost important things we can do. Adding compost and animalmanure can do many things, for instance:Increases the soil’s capability to hold nutrients. …
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Top 5 Secrets to Keeping Your Carnivorous Plants Alive, Healthy and Beautiful
SECRET #1: Know thy plant. This may seem like a no-brainer, but one that first-time growersoverlook. There are many types of carnivorous plants occurringon every continent in the world, except Antarctica. If you were to go on a world-wide expedition looking for as manytypes of carnivorous plants you can possibly find, you willdiscover carnivorous plants growing in Japan, China, Australia,India, South Africa, Spain, France, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico,Canada and the United States.If you were to explore the United States alone, you will findcarnivorous plants in nearly all of the 50 states, includingHawaii and Alaska.So, the first secret in keeping your carnivorous plants alive,healthy and beautiful is to know what type of carnivorous plantyou have. With thousands of species of carnivorous plants in theworld, each type requires their own care.Hopefully, your plant came with a tag that identifies itsspecies. If not, visit Sarracenia Northwest for a list of carnivorous plants thatare commonly …
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Gardening in the Shade
If you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to garden inthe shade beneath the canopy of mature shade trees you will findmany advantages not found in the full sun garden. Shade treesmoderate temperatures during the hot summer months and providegardens with structure, privacy and year-round interest. Shadegardens are generally easier to maintain than gardens in the sunsince there is less watering involved and fewer weeds to pull.Shade is essential to the comfort of people and plants alike.The number of plants which can grow in the shade is enormous; infact many plants would do well with at least some protectionfrom full exposure to the sun.The first thing to do when planning a shade garden is to surveythe area. Observe the space over the course of a few days to seewhat type of shade there is. Also, take note of the trees thatare creating the shade and what condition are they …
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The Home Garden
The Home GardenThe garden should be near the house and away from trees. If it’ssome distance away from the house, it will not be as well lookedafter, nor will most use be made of vegetables grown. Vegetablesnear trees cannot get full sunshine; even more important, treeroots will rob them of water and fertilizer they need to dotheir best.If you can, move the garden spot every 10 years or so to helpkeep down diseases. Proper rotation and use of disease-resistantvarieties will help, but sooner or later the old garden spotbecomes so full of various disease spores and nematodes that youcannot grow a good crop of many vegetables without use ofspecial soil fumigants.Soil should, of course, be well drained. Few vegetables canstand “wet feet.” A sandy loam with a clay subsoil is best.Heavy clay soils may be made quite suitable by adding heavyquantities of stable manure or compost, or by turning undercover …
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