The First-time GardenerRichly illustrated with 150 color illustrations and 65 color photos, this book covers everything from buying plants and controlling pests to pruning, transplanting, and fertilizing, and even how to plant to attract certain kinds of butterflies and birds. |
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Pattie Barron. PRUNING PRACTICAL Deciduous shrubs that flower in spring and early summer , like this splashy Kerria japonica , should have their flowering shoots cut back as soon as flowering has finished , to give them adequate time to ...
Pattie Barron. PRUNING PRACTICAL Deciduous shrubs that flower in spring and early summer , like this splashy Kerria japonica , should have their flowering shoots cut back as soon as flowering has finished , to give them adequate time to ...
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... summer varieties to near ground level ; tie in the strongest of the new canes at 4in ( 10cm ) intervals , cutting out weaker canes . Cut canes of autumn - fruiting forms to ground level in late winter . Best Bets : Early fruiting ...
... summer varieties to near ground level ; tie in the strongest of the new canes at 4in ( 10cm ) intervals , cutting out weaker canes . Cut canes of autumn - fruiting forms to ground level in late winter . Best Bets : Early fruiting ...
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... early summer . Can reach 4ft ( 1.2m ) . VIPER'S BUGLOSS ( Echium vulgare ) Purple and blue flowerheads , expansive foliage . Sun. Long tap root so withstands drought ; 24in ( 60cm ) SWEET ROCKET ( Hesperis matronalis ) Flowers early ...
... early summer . Can reach 4ft ( 1.2m ) . VIPER'S BUGLOSS ( Echium vulgare ) Purple and blue flowerheads , expansive foliage . Sun. Long tap root so withstands drought ; 24in ( 60cm ) SWEET ROCKET ( Hesperis matronalis ) Flowers early ...
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