Park Seed: Chives
Hey, here’s another idea: Chives. Nice grassy clump, but also has cool flowers and can be used for cooking. Might want some of these. Park Seed: Chives – Chives is the essential kitchen herb.
Hey, here’s another idea: Chives. Nice grassy clump, but also has cool flowers and can be used for cooking. Might want some of these. Park Seed: Chives – Chives is the essential kitchen herb.
I have six small corkscrew willow plants growing from cuttings I received at a gardening class. They rooted quicky and are growing well, but I’m not sure I really have a place for them. I read they can get 20′ tall, and they need moist soil in the sun. I don’t really have a spot…
I’m really enjoying these Ruby Meidiland roses — they seem brighter and heavier blooming this year than they’ve ever been. Maybe it’s the lingering effects of the horse manure I fed them two years ago? Anyway, aren’t they a perfect Fourth of July rose? This photo was taken on the Fourth of July, and they…
I just learned about a great publication on selecting landscape trees for Utah. It’s available from the USU Extension at: http://extension.usu.edu/files/natrpubs/nr460.pdf. It’s called “Selecting and Planting Landscape Trees”.
I’m also growing some Japanese maples from seed, and this is my first attempt at doing it. These are from seeds off my red Japanese maple in front of my house. I had to put them in the fridge for a few months to “stratify” and then plant them. I have nine of these babies…
Yesterday, I turned on the lawn sprinklers to make sure the fertilizer is watered in. This morning, the grass already looks noticeably greener! I don’t know if it’s just the water or the fertilizer, but it’s sure working quickly!
These photos were taken on November 1st — four days before the snow pictures that are a few posts below. These tall Swedish aspens get some nice color in the fall. I thought they were cool enough to post now, even though I’m out of order with some of the stuff below. We had wanted…
Oh, but it probably uses too much water. The description says “moist, well drained” for soil type.