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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: February 2015
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. There are some issues of interest for homeowners and landscape lovers this year. Roses, crape myrtles, Impatiens, and walnut trees are the hosts to some pesky pests. Https:/ docs.google.com/document/d/19O6j-kO bkmXPo75j3pN3dOFxaWtT9Mp9nqJoF- 6sU/edit. Impatiens downy mildew and Impatiens Necrotics Spot Virus. Crape Myrtle Bark Scale. Here is an article from the University of Arkansas. Mary, The Plan...
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: 2015 Bugaboos
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Wednesday, February 25, 2015. There are some issues of interest for homeowners and landscape lovers this year. Roses, crape myrtles, Impatiens, and walnut trees are the hosts to some pesky pests. Https:/ docs.google.com/document/d/19O6j-kO bkmXPo75j3pN3dOFxaWtT9Mp9nqJoF- 6sU/edit. Impatiens downy mildew and Impatiens Necrotics Spot Virus. Crape Myrtle Bark Scale. Here is an article from the University of Arkansas. Mary, The Plan...
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: Zone Detour: The Tropics
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Sunday, August 10, 2014. Zone Detour: The Tropics. The creature is in fact blue, or brownish and blue depending on how long it may have been sitting in the sun; as it warms up, more of the blue colors emerge. The largest one we saw was about 2 1/2 feet long. First, photos from the QEII Botanical Park (all photos, credit: Louise Zepp):. Mary, The Plant Manager. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Winter flowers. Witch Hazel.
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: April 2014
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Sunny Days are Here Again. After last nights freeze, I didn't see much damage at all. But some Hosta foliage was looking like it got nipped. Surprisingly, tulip blooms looked great. One night of frost didn't treat them too badly. Mary, The Plant Manager. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Tonight's Weather.Freezing Temperatures on April 15th. For plants .mostly you don't need to cover stuff. Cover with cloth (ol...
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: Just Because It's Summer
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Thursday, June 26, 2014. Just Because It's Summer. Some lovely blooms of summer:. Hydrangea quercifolia, a dwarf variety, a close-up of the bloom, and en masse. Then a 'Vision in Pink' Astilbe. And 'Endless Summer' Hydrangea macrophylla. By the way, the Hydrangea quercifoli. A (Oak Leaf Hydrangea) tolerates quite a bit of dry weather. Astilbes, on the other hand, really want some regular moistur. Mary, The Plant Manager.
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: October 2014
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Early Fall on the Cumberland Plateu. Here are a few beauties from the Fiery Gizzard trail, near Foster Falls in Grundy County Tennessee. I think this is Callicarpa americana. Some pretty colors and mushroom. Field flowers above the falls. More plants that are sort of not-plants. Mary, The Plant Manager. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Winter flowers. Witch Hazel. Early Fall on the Cumberland Plateu.
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: June 2013
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Wednesday, June 5, 2013. If your don't rely on an automatic irrigation system you probably watch the weather closely and are concerned about when to water your landscape plants. There are some various factors to consider, but a simple approach for starters. Is to give your flowers and shrubs supplemental water any week that there is less than one inch of natural rainfall. If you have shrubs that have been growing successfully in...
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: May 2014
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Sunday, May 4, 2014. Who remembers Drew Barrymore's character in Poltergeist announcing the arrival of the.whatever they are. Well, Rose Sawflies are back, for their annual spring appearance. These individuals were found in a garden in Green Hills area of Nashville on Friday. Don't apply pesticides if there are no pests present. Here's a great link with a longer discussion of sawflies and Integrated Pest Management. Http:/ www&#...
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog: February 2014
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The Plant Manager's Rainy Day Blog. Weather and gardens in Middle Tennessee. Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Pruning Liriope (monkey grasses). Cutting back winter burn/last year’s leaves on Helleborus. Pruning cool season ornamental grasses if you can trim back a few inches and see new green growth. Don’t’ prune sedge/Carex and Festuca. Evaluating tree health and having large tree pruning done. In the vegetable garden. And make plans for these fun events:. Feb 27 - March 2. At Ellington Ag Center in Nashville.
