Wisteria Plant From Cuttings

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Wisteria is a durable, vigorous vine that can grow to lengths of more than 25 feet. The most commonly grown are Japanese wisteria (W. floribunda), which flowers over a period of several weeks, and Chinese wisteria (W. sinensis), which produces one dramatic burst of blooms during the blooming season.

How to Identify Vine Seeds

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Identifying vine seeds is essential to knowing how to plant and care for the vine. If you don't have the luxury of taking the seeds directly from a known plant, you can identify them using "seed keys," or photographs, visualization and descriptors. There are also herbariums available for comparison.

Is Mulch a Decomposer or Producer?

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Mulch is any material that covers the soil surface. Mulches can consist of plastic sheets, wood chips or grass clippings salvaged from your lawn. Although mulches -- particularly organic mulches -- offer many benefits for your garden and your soil, these materials act as neither producers nor decomp

Fonts That Compliment Each Other

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Desktop publishing offers a wide array of fonts, both conventional and fancy. Mixing and matching fonts can add interest to a project and help direct the reader around the page. However, using too many disparate fonts results in an amateurish, confusing look and feel. Keeping a few basic graphic des

How to Kill Ants Without Harming Pets

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Ant infestations are a common problem in households across the U.S., particularly in the warmer summer months when the creatures are more active. Getting rid of them can prove tricky, particularly if you have pets or small children crawling around. In cases like these, methods using toxic chemicals

How to Care for a Kalanchoe Flapjack

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The kalanchoe thyrsiflora is easily recognized by its distinct foliage. When given enough sun, the large disc-shaped leaves develop a bright red or pink band that highlight the edges of the smooth, fleshy paddles. The leaves grow up to 6 inches in diameter, while the plant itself reaches heights of

List of Different Types of Soil

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Types of soil differ based on nutrients and particle size.preparing soil for garden image by Cherry-Merry from Fotolia.comSoil types vary based on what minerals, biological matter and sediment they are created from. Soil is a complex material and takes many years to form, but most types...

How to Care for Blueberry Bushes

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Who wouldn't enjoy ripe, lush blueberries right in their own backyard? The problems is, many people do not know how to properly care for them, particularly during the first year. Blueberry plants are pretty and will be very hardy once they are well established. The problem is, will they survive unti

Top 10 Heirloom Tomatoes

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Heirloom tomatoes come in many varieties.tomatoes with basil on plate image by Elke Dennis from Fotolia.comHeirloom tomatoes got their name from the fact of being passed down from generation to generation. Commercial versions of these tomatoes have become increasingly popular in recent...

How to Keep Squirrels From the Flower Garden With Cayenne Pepper

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Squirrels appear cute and friendly, but they can be a nuisance as well. Squirrels often will rummage through your yard looking for food, and they can ruin your flowers. The rodents will dig in the soil to bury nuts and seeds, and they sometimes eat flower bulbs. When the squirrels dig into the soil,

How to Transplant Red Bird of Paradise

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The red bird of paradise perennial plant produces a large blossom that resembles the head of a bird. Flowers sit on large shoots that often reach 3 to 5 feet in length. At the base of the flowers, foliage forms a clump of dark evergreen stiff leaves. The plant requires a greenhouse or a tropical cli

Types of Silk Flowers

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The only thing wrong with receiving a big bouquet of your favorite fresh flowers is knowing you'll enjoy them for so short a time. After briefly gracing your home with color and elegance, they'll be gone. For a cost-effective but equally stunning alternative, consider decorating with silk flowers. <

How to Remove Azalea Flowers Care

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Azaleas are beloved for their spectacular blossoms. If spent flowers seem unsightly--some varieties don't drop blossoms--remove them during pruning or pinch them off by hand. But if petal blight fungus is present, during damp weather azalea blooms can become infected. Petal blight begins as a tiny p

Different Kinds of Bamboo

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Bamboo is a woody, tall, thin plant, that is most common in East Asia. Bamboo has become popular in the U.S. for landscape use. Many species of bamboo exist, each with their own set of characteristics. Some types of bamboo do better then others, for use in a landscape.

Use One of These 9 Fig Tree Species in Your Garden or as a Houseplant

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You may have a fig tree species in your house if you have a houseplant. These can also be large trees in the right conditions.

When to Water a Rubber Tree Plant?

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The rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) is a popular houseplant because of its large, shiny leaves that grow up to 12 inches long and its ease of care. While they can grow up to 100 feet tall, rubber tree houseplants rarely get taller than 10 feet. Rubber trees require bright, indirect sunlight and t

When to Plant Quail Daffodils

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Daffodils are bright, cheerful flowers that herald the start of spring every year. Quail daffodils are small, long-lasting cultivars that grow to only 16 to 18 inches in height in the garden or potted environment. These little daffodils are hardy down to U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zone

How to Transplant Taro

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta), also commonly called elephant's ear or dasheen, is enjoyed as an ornamental for its large, tropical-looking foliage. Taro plants grow as perennials in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 12, although individual cultivars may offer narrower poten

Planting Process of Potatoes

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The fun of growing potatoes is digging up a bundle of the little tubers late in the growing season after the green foliage has died down. Traditionally, U.S. gardeners grew red or white potatoes. Today, though, potatoes come in more exotic hues, from purple to yellow. German fingerling potatoes are

I Want to Know How to Care for the Mountain Laurel Flower

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Mountain laurel grows as an evergreen shrub in most climates, tolerating both cold and heat. A relative of azaleas, laurels have broad, glossy green leaves and produces clusters of white or lavender flowers in late spring to midsummer. While the mountain laurel requires little maintenance and is res