http://www.garden.org/regional/report/current/3 en-us http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2743 One of our sponsors for the Henry's Garden show sells and installs artificial turf. Now, before you jump all over me, I want to say that I am not advocating any particular product, but I do want to tell you that we have encountered some amazing...
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Resources

• 2008 Filoli Flower Show
• Cosmos

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Reminders

• Plant Warm-Season Crops
• Fertilize Indoor Plants
• Plant Giant Pumpkins from Seed
• Install Soaker Hoses Around Trees
• Thin Apple Trees

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2733 I recently received a lovely mixed bouquet of cut flowers from a well-known florist in San Francisco. It has been over a week since they arrived and the flowers are still fresh and fragrant. I don't know about you, but I don't usually have such good...
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Resources

• Live Butterflies at the Conservatory of Flowers
• Containers on the Rise

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Reminders

• Plant Tomatoes
• Fertilize Turf Grass
• Watch for Signs of Fungus Disease
• Control Aphid Infestations
• Pick Sweet Pea Flowers

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2713 Sneezing and sniffing, itching and scratching ... yes, my friends, it's allergy season. Although they are beautiful and a harbinger of spring, those darned acacia trees start the action in mid-February, with the pines, olives, and eucalyptus soon...
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Resources

• Wildflower Show
• Allergy-free Gardening

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Reminders

• Care for Spring-Flowering Bulbs
• Inspect Irrigation Systems
• Wait to Plant Warm-Season Crops
• Compost Pea Plants
• Finish Planting Cool-Season Crops

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2703 We planted a moss garden yesterday. When I was a kid, I had a moss terrarium on my windowsill, but I hadn't thought of it in years until a box of different mosses arrived at Henry's house (where we shoot Henry's Garden ) from Moss Acres, a nursery in...
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Resources

• Lakeshore Avenue Plant Exchange
• Weed Hound

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Reminders

• Check Irrigation System
• Deadhead Spring-Blooming Bulbs
• Plant Dahlias
• Patrol for Aphids
• Harvest Sweet Peas

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2688 Lately I've been thinking about the importance of fragrant plants in the garden. Certainly colorful annuals brighten the world around us, and trees and shrubs provide shade us and contribute to the very air we breathe. But what is the purpose of...
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Resources

• San Francisco Flower and Garden Show
• Garden Water Blanket

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Reminders

• Supply Nesting Material
• Check Irrigation Systems
• Cultivate Soggy Soil
• Fertilize Roses
• Hoe or Pull Weeds

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2680 I always knew that two trunks were trouble, but now I know why. Some trees, for whatever reason, create a second leader when they are saplings. A leader is the main vertical trunk that the scaffolding (horizontal) branches grow from. Liquidambars are...
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Resources

• Bouquets to Art
• California Gardening

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Reminders

• Prune Wisteria
• Prune Deciduous Trees
• Improve Planting Beds
• Plant Spring-Blooming Annuals
• Prune Fuchsias

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2674 The only time I had luck growing heather (Erica) was when I worked as a gardener at Sunset Magazine in Menlo Park. We had a small patchwork bed dedicated to these colorful evergreen shrubs, and grew them from plugs we received from a mail-order...
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Resources

• Tulipmania
• Organic Lawn Care

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Reminders

• Prune Frost-Tender Plants
• Pull Weeds
• Harvest Citrus
• Wait to Prune Passionfruit Vine
• Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2657 As I sit shivering at my desk, I'm thinking about all those wonderful winter days I spent outside as a gardener for hire. Gardens are lonely places in February, although there are many chores to be done. Pulling the ever-present weeds, cultivating the...
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Resources

• California Gardener's Guide
• Bleeding Heart

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Reminders

• Purchase Summer-Blooming Bulbs
• Tend Cymbidium Orchids
• Top-Dress Perennial Vegetables
• Prune Hydrangeas
• Sow Peas

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2636 I have had many, many gardens over the years, and in every place I have lived I've planted and tended flowers. I love blooming plants, no matter if they are grown in the ground or in containers. I had window box gardens when I lived in an upstairs flat,...
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Resources

• Tulipmania
• Heel in Bare-Root Bargains

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Reminders

• Prune Deciduous Plants
• Use Dormant Spray
• Cultivate Soil
• Plant Amaryllis
• Store Garden Hoses

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2648 I produce a gardening show for KRON TV called Henry's Garden , and recently we had the opportunity to do a live remote broadcast for the Saturday morning news show from the Conservatory of Flowers. The Conservatory, in case you haven't been there, is...
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Resources

• Color: A Winter Carnivale
• Greenhouses

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Reminders

• Water Under Eaves
• Groom Ferns
• Prune Deciduous Plants
• Provide Extra Humidity for Indoor Plants
• Harvest Citrus

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]]> http://www.garden.org/regional/report/arch/2630 Winter is a tough time for gardeners. The cool-season annuals have all been planted, the spring-blooming bulbs are tucked in, and it isn't quite time to begin dormant pruning. Raking up leaves is about the extent of your chores for the moment, but take...
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Resources

• Organic Gardening Tips
• Eliminate Mealybugs From Indoor Plants

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Reminders

• Care for Gift Plants
• Shop for Bare-Root Bargains
• Watch for Signs of Frost
• Be a Friend to the Birds
• Clean Garden Tools

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