|
|
|
Dear ##firstname[Friend]##,
Hurry! There are only a few days left to vote for the finalists in our Backyard Photo Contest. Choose your favorite bird, butterfly and flower photos to get them into the grand prize round. Vote now!
Happy Gardening!
–Kirsten
##\keycode.PSCopyHTML##
READ ON TO DISCOVER...
|
| |
|
Birds & Blooms Blog
Kale is not only great in a salad; it’s a beautiful ornamental groundcover as well. Here’s how to use ornamental kale in your garden.
top |
| |
|
Plant of the Month
Flowering dogwood
The flowering dogwood could have inspired the phrase "a breath of spring," even though its true flowers are green and small. It's the surrounding colorful bracts that put on the glorious show. These small trees are also lovely in fall, when foliage depends to pink, red or purple.
Common Names: Flowering dogwood.
Botanical Name: Cornus florida.
Hardiness: Zones 5 to 8.
Bloom Time: Spring.
Size: Up to 20 feet high and up to 25 feet wide.
Flower/Foliage: The true flowers are green, and only 1/2 inch across. The more showy bracts - modified leaves that resemble petals - are pink, white or rosy red and up to 2 inches wide; leaves may be variegated, with yellow, white, or pink margins. Foliage turns pink, deep red, or purple in fall.
Light needs: Full sun to partial shade.
Growing Advice: They are susceptible to borers, anthracnose and other diseases and should be planted in areas where foliage can dry well after dew or rain.
Prize Picks: Cherokee Chief has showy dark ruby-pink bracts. Cloud Nine has flowers its large, overlapping white bracts freely - even when young.
Take a look at our Top 10 list of berry trees for birds.
top |
| |
|
Recycled Backyard
When it comes to containers, the possibilities are endless. Find out how one of our bloggers used an old watering can as a container.
top |
| |
|
Question of the Month
Morning Glory Color
Last year I had a beautiful multicolored morning glory. When I planted the seeds I'd collected from the plant, only one color returned. What happened?
—Virginia Perry, Hicksville, New York
Click here for Melinda's answer»
top |
| |
|
Frugal Backyard Tip
Use recycled plastic bottles to help fight weeds and protect young sprouts in your garden. Here’s how.
top |
| |
|
Submit Your Story
We want to know your best money-saving garden secrets! Send us your photos and ideas using our Submit Your Story form.
Submit your story»
top |
|
|
| |
|
This email was sent to: ##emailaddress##
If this newsletter was forwarded to you, please use this link to sign up for yourself.
If you do not want to receive further editions of this Garden Club Newsletter, please use this link to unsubscribe.
To learn more about Reiman Media Group’s use of personal information,
please read our Privacy Policy.
We'd love to hear your thoughts about our newsletters. To contact us please click here.
Copyright 2012 Reiman Media Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
5400 S. 60th St., P.O. Box 991, Greendale WI 53129-0991
1-888/860-8040 |
|
|
_pd.jpg&description=Morning+Glory+Color&pmcode=##keycode##){kind=small}
