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Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.
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Torch Lilies
Red Hot Pokers belong to the genus Kniphofia (Kniphofia uvaria) and are also known as tritoma or torch lilies. Some dwarf varieties are 'mango popsicle', 'pineapple popsicle', and 'red hot popsicle'.…
Sweet Dianthus
Dianthus are well-behaved in our gardens. The flowers are fragrant, and the plants can be perennial, biennial, or annual. The common name "pinks” does not refer to the color but to the fringed edging…
May is the Month of White Flowers
In the lower Midwest, May is the month when we see lots of white flowers. For example, Spirea ‘Bridal Wreath’ shrubs completely cover themselves with lacy white blossoms so that they do, in fact,…
Calendula officinalis
The common European marigold, (like the Mexican variety), is justly popular because it is easy to grow, and pests don't like it. It was first mentioned by the old-time herbalists in 1578, quote, "It…
Larkspur
Larkspur is a member of the Delphinium family and though native to Europe, it grows well in North America. The plant is poisonous if eaten by cattle but fortunately only mildly toxic to domestic pets…
Magnolia x soulangiana
The most commonly grown deciduous magnolia in the Lower Midwest is Magnolia x soulangiana, usually referred to as the saucer magnolia.Hardy in zones 4-9, it may be a shrub but usually is a tree about…
Gardening Trends
Horticulturalists at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are predicting some strong trends based on their feedback from their County Extension Offices. They report…
Perennial Challenges
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!On the contrary, I have found that it seems easiest for new gardeners…
Spring Greens
Christopher Morley once said ‘April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks GO.’ Green, in all of its shades, is the color of the month. The colors of the evergreens that anchor the…
The Cruelest Month
April is a month when gardeners long to plant but as T.S. Eliot said, it is “the cruelest month.” Warm days are often interspersed with freezing temperatures damaging over-eager plants that set their…
Frost
When we are awaiting the beginning of gardening season in early spring, we sometimes have periods of cold where tender plants, such as the emerging perennials in our gardens, are at…
Air Temps
Air temperatures that hover just above freezing for a prolonged period of time in the spring can kill most tender plants if they’re set out too early. So if you set out your houseplants outdoors too…
Outwitting the Weather
The weather in our flower garden has to do with local atmospheric conditions: hot and cold; wet and dry; calm and stormy, and so on.Climate refers to the region’s atmospheric conditions and…
Clay is Okay
Many of us with clay soil complain loudly about it, and it’s true that gardens with clay soil can be hard to dig. Also, with clay soil, it is not a good idea to put a bed in areas where standing…
A New Generation of Coral Bells
Plant families are like human families in that successive generations of their members often have improved looks, health, longevity, and vitality.This is certainly true of the latest versions of the…
Deadheading: It Keeps the Color Coming
At this time of the year we usually read about gardens instead of gardening.I have been reading about deadheading—the way we ensure plants keep blooming by chopping off the spent flowers. This…
Roses in Words
In February, it is appropriate to think about roses.Here is what Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) wrote:"There is scarcely any rose that we can wish to have in our gardens that is not also delightful in…
Tiny but Tough
The earliest iris to bloom is the petite Iris reticulata.The reticulated irises have a fibrous network on the bulbs that is similar in pattern to the markings on a giraffe, which is also described as…
Easy Does It
Quite a number of flowering annuals can be started by sowing their seeds directly into the garden. Wait until after the last frost in the spring when the soil has really warmed enough for seeds to…
David Hosack
David Hosack was born in New York in 1769 and in a book about him by Kerri Miller, she states that he is responsible for the establishment of New York’s first botanical garden. There was an interview…
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