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Showing posts with label vines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vines. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Video: Bougainvillea Plant Care : What Are Bougainvillea Vines?

Bougainvillea vines are one of the most common types of bougainvillea plants. Learn more about the bougainvillea vine with tips from a gardener in this free plant care video.

Video: Growing Flower Gardens : How to Grow Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a plant that should grow from a nice, sunny spot through reflected sun. Grow bougainvillea in shaded areas in the summer with tips from an experienced gardener in this free video on planting flowers and gardening.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Green thumbs up: Plant versatile vines for colorful flowers that attract hummingbirds - Kingston, MA - Kingston Reporter

Few moments in a gardener’s day compare to the thrill of watching a hummingbird hover at your flowers. For several weeks, this wondrous little bird has been a regular visitor, darting about my gardens several times a day in its quest for nectar and tiny insects to sustain its remarkably high rate of metabolism. Suspended in midair among the flowers, our smallest bird appears to be dancing on puppet strings as it probes each tubular blossom.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Park Commission Horticulture Workshop

Rich Reitman • Reader Submitted • June 29, 2009

Somerset County Park Commission Leonard J. Buck Garden will present "Ground Covers & Vines What You Didn't Know," a lecture by Cynthia Megill on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.. The forum will take place at Leonard J. Buck Garden, 11 Layton Road in Far Hills, New Jersey.

Cynthia Megill is a former Horticultural Instructor at Suffolk Community College. She will explore the world of groundcovers and vines providing detailed descriptions of the best groundcovers for the home garden while examining the different varieties of these unique plants, their requirements, advantages, and disadvantages. A tour of the groundcovers and vines at Leonard J. Buck Garden will follow the presentation.

Fee for the session is $15. Pre-registration is required by calling 908-234-2677, ext. 21.

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