Birth Month Flowers: Asters
This is my video entry for ColorfulAddict's contest. I was born in September, so my birth flower is the Aster. The Aster comes in five ...
Visiting Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Charlottesville, VA home
Means “little mountain.”Before heading up to Monticello, many visitors stop to eat at The Ordinary, an add-on to Michie Tavern, located on the curvy drive up to the house. Built circa 1784, the tavern was originally located about 17 miles away from where it now rests and was deconstructed, moved and rebuilt. All of this takes away some of the experience, as does the cafeteria-style dining (self-serving, trays moved across the room as on a conveyor belt). However, the “midday fare,” happens to be inspired: hickory-smoked barbequed pork, stewed tomatoes, black-eyed peas, green beans and mashed potatoes, served on stainless steel plates, representing the pewter used by those who would have dined in Jefferson’s day.
The gravel path circling Jefferson’s home is lined with remains of structures, some only slabs now. Along the path atop the front lawn, there’s a capital-G garden, a flower enthusiast’s Eden: Great Blue Lobelia, Tree Malloy, blackberry lily, phlox, cockscomb, snapdragon, Mad Dog Plant, geranium, pink-spiked celosia, strawflowers, Love-Lies Bleeding, balsam apple, marigold, Prince’s Feather, China aster, Joseph’s Coot, and then some. Plus a fish pond, vineyards, an orchard, and the vegetable garden, where Jefferson planted 330 varieties of more than 70 types of vegetables.
pink aster - News
Treating diseased plants
Symptoms: Small pink insects on leaves. Masses of white cotton at leaf nodes. Treatment: Remove as many as possible with a soft brush and treat plants with
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Top Story 4/13/2010 Spring Trials: Plants on parade
Horizons program, includes Buzz buddleja, Kickin aster and several erysimum series. The Tropical Surge program includes a variety of plants that can be used
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Experiment with color combos in your garden The beautiful pink peony will not bloom at the same time as a fall aster. Other plants, such as Diascia integerrima 'Coral Canyon' blooms for most of the |
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Where to look for wildflowers Pink and purple flowers: Arizona lupine, fringepod, Mojave aster, desert canterbury bells. Yellow flowers: bladder pod, California coreopsis, and more » |
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E is for eupatorium: Joe-pye weed spells dependable beauty for perennial gardens It falls into the Aster family and is a North American native, a strong and dependable grower that can reach 6 feet tall and doesn't need staking. and more » |
