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Aquatic Gardening
... can simply be dipped out of the tub. Several different hardy water lilies make themselves at home in tub gardens. Nymphaea alba ... of water will support 1-2 goldfish in your aquatic garden. Comet goldfish are recommended; they are very hardy and quite brilliantly coloured. The fish will eat any insects that get into the tub and will also consume mosquito larva that hatch in the water ...
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Overwintering Your Aquatic Plants
... Hardy aquatic plants can be left in the pond over the winter and will do just fine provided they have proper water cover and snow protection. Examples are hardy ... cover will assure the survival of this hardy plant. Hardy water lilies should not be left outdoors over ... water if it appears to be drying out. In the spring, fertilize it and place it back into the pond. With some experience water lilies ...
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Master Document Index
... from Seed Hoya - Long-Lived and Trouble-Free Humidity and Houseplants Lilies for Easter Passion Flower Plants Prefer Pure Water Plants Can Survive Your Holiday Selecting Flowering Plants for Christmas Gifts ... Plants Border in Early Spring Part 1 Border in Early Spring Part 2 Bulbs - Hardy Cactus Dryland Perennials Chickweed Choosing Plants for Home Landscaping Clivia Collecting Garden Seeds Common ...
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Bert Porter, A Portrait in Horticulture
... Porpourri - Miscellaneous | Bert Porter, A Portrait in Horticulture Sara Williams Honeywood Lilies occupies about 20 acres near Parkside, Saskatchewan, about 30 miles ... the river, it was covered with almost a foot of water. What Bert, at the age of six found exciting, his ... recognition as a breeder and grower of high quality, hardy, disease-resistant lilies. Among the many honors he has received are the ...
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Lilies for Easter
... Way), the remained fell to the earth, creating lilies. Because of their link with Christianity, lilies have long been used to decorate churches. During the ... foil be sure that the plant is not left standing in water after it is watered. The blooms will last longer if the anthers ... but some shelter from extreme heat and wind. They are not hardy enough to survive winter outside, so don't expect to see ...
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Good Reading for Gardeners
... and how to grow lilies; the anatomy of lilies ( a fascinating subject in itself); "lilies" which are not true lilies; lily classification; propagation; ... root stock (of fruit trees) should be from a hardy source such as Columbia crabapple, Manchurian apricot, or native ... flowering branches from a different variety in a bucket of water during full bloom." The section on vegetable production begins ...
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Johnny-Come-Latelies: Lilies and Daylilies for Late Summer
... lilies or in windier locations, increase the planting depth to 15-20 cm (6-8 in.). Firm and then water well immediately after the bulbs have been planted. Mulches are helpful immediately after planting; they act as insulation and moderate soil temperature extremes. The following lilies ... form of Lilium tigrinum; good garden lily; down-facing, hardy species lily. 'Red Velvet' - .6 m (2 ft), ...
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October Best Time to Plant Lilies
... lilies grown in the prairie provinces are termed "Asiatic hybrids" because the species from which they were derived originated in Asia. They are cold-hardy, usually flower in July, have the broadest range of colours of any group of lilies, and are easy ... . They will not tolerate locations where water collects after a rain or where melt water remains in the spring. Gardeners can ...
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Lilies
... lilies grown in the prairie provinces are termed "Asiatic hybrids" because the species from which they were derived originated in Asia. They are cold-hardy, usually flower in July, have the broadest range of colors of any group of lilies, and are easy ... . They will not tolerate locations where water collects after a rain or where melt water remains in the spring. Gardeners can ...
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The Skinner Hybrids
... hardy plants from other parts of the world into the Prairie provinces as well as developing many of his own. His son, Hugh, now runs the nursery. In his work with lilies ... by wagon and there was already a foot of melt water on the river ice. While he found it exciting his ... which was to become Honeywood Lilies. Located near Parkside, Saskatchewan, the nursery at first grew on hardy fruit. It was not ...
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