Chicago Botanic Garden releases results of a long-term study of Veronica and Veronicastrum plants
Doug Chapman, owner of Plantworks Nursery, says if you are considering using biological controls don’t delay, just start using them.
Emerald Coast Growers has rolled out a versatile new Custom 128 Program designed for flexibility to accommodate growers’ individual requests. The new stick-to-order service allows the purchase of perennial and ornamental grass varieties usually offered in only one quantity. Minimum order is just one tray. Perennial and grass selections include: carex, coreopsis, dianthus, echinacea, gaura, melinus, rudbeckia, verbena and veronica.
Orders must be placed by Oct. 12, 2009, for shipping February through March 2010. Future availability lists will have an expanded selection of species and varieties.
To help prevent late blight this growing season, Beth Gugino recommends making sure that all late blight-infected tomato and/or potato plant tissue from the past season is dead and home gardeners refrain from composting diseased plant material.
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