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Timely Topics - Ornamental Plants and Flowers

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All About Scientific Names

Caladium by Cindy Haynes

Bulbs Well-Suited as Houseplants

canada thistle in garden bed by Ilona Lablaika AdobeStock

Control of Canada Thistle

Fall Garden

Fall Garden Tasks

Fall Crocus (Colchicum) by Cindy Haynes

Fall-Blooming Bulbs

Image of raspberries with a case of gray mold

Gray mold

Mums in the garden photo by Cindy Haynes

Growing Chrysanthemums in Iowa

pansy and dusty miller

Growing Cool Season Annuals

multi colored pansies

Growing Pansies & Violas

Image of hermit flower beetle

Hermit Flower Beetle

Image of orange pustules of hollyhock rust on the underside of a hollyhock leaf.

Hollyhock Rust

Image of diseased hosta

Hosta Petiole and Crown Rot

Image of Hosta-infecting Virii

Hosta-infecting Virii

Picture of a cell phone taking a picture of a plant

How to Best Use Plant Identification Apps on Smartphones

cut flowers

How to Care for Cut Flowers

Honey bee on pink flower.

How to Garden for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects

Variety of Seeds

How to Harvest and Store Seeds

Picture of heuchera with frost

How to Overwinter Plants

Rose Opening Night

How to Overwinter Roses

Digging dahlia tubers by Natal-ia Dorozhkina AdobeStock

How to Overwinter Tender Perennials

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How to Pronounce Scientific Names

Deer eating flowers AdobeStock

How to Protect Gardens from Deer

Frosty Oak Leaves

How to Protect Plants from Frost and Freeze

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How to Store Seeds and Test Germination Rates

Pagination

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