Neil Sperry says to pay attention to pansies' 'faces,' not just the size of their blooms,...
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Q: Someone told me I would like the smaller flowering pansies better than the types with large blooms. Why would they say that?Much of it depends on how and where you will use them. When you grow smaller pansies or violas, you can expect to get many more flowers per plant. That means they will blanket themselves better if you’re viewing them from 8 or 10 feet away .
Pansies with solid-color"faces," rather than contrasting blotches, show up best from a distance in landscape displays.Out-of-control King Ranch bluestem was created 100 years ago as forage grass for grazing animals Q: We have several pecan trees on property we have owned and lived on for a couple of years. We have not seen one pecan fall from these trees in that time. What few we have had were ruined by squirrels and thrown to the ground before they matured. Is there anything we can do to get pecans?Please think back to the past two years. In February 2021, a record cold spell did monumental damage to woody plants just before the growing season began. Trees already had started leafing out and blooming.
This rosy red crape myrtle appears to be a Tuscarora, which is a hybrid developed by Dr. Don Egolf from the United States National Arboretum.I’ve read your column for decades and I know you really like crape myrtles. My wife is in love with this red variety. Can you help us identify it? When is the best time to plant it?I am guessing this to be Tuscarora. Google “photo Tuscarora crape myrtle” and see if the flower color and trunk appearance don’t match. It’s one of the hybrids developed by Dr.
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