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Not Your Grandma's Heirlooms: Three Things to Know about Heirloom Roses
What exactly are heirloom roses? Heirloom roses (also called old or antique) are all the types of roses that were in existence prior to 1867 when the first hybrid tea rose was introduced in France. The heirloom roses became less popular with gardeners...
Rocking' Roses - The Top Ten Favorite Garden Roses
Roses are some of the oldest and most popular plants to grow. They are a symbol of love and prosperity all around the world. A bouquet of roses is a sure way to bring a cheek to cheek smile to anyone's face. Sitting out in the midst of a rose garden you...
Perfumed Posies - Ten most Popular Fragrant Roses
The rose attracts people to it for its unique shape, but you've got to admit, most people are attracted for its smell primarily. It's the smell that drives women to request it for a birthday or anniversary celebration. Roses are the premier way to say I love...
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Climate Control - The Best Roses to Grow in your Climate
What type of roses should you grow? Should you go with the popular Hybrid Teas or the hearty, far reaching Climbing Roses? Well, before you go with any type of rose, do your research.
When planting roses, save yourself some sorrow and pick roses that...
Trellis Training - What you need to know about Climbing Roses
Climbing Roses are a wonder of the rose world. Planting one can really spice up your rose garden or enhance the quaintness of your surroundings. You will be amazed at the vigorous, hungry growth of these powerful plants. They can be trained to climb on top...
Persnickety Pests: Ten Creepy Crawly Enemies of Roses
If you are having problems with your roses, insects may be responsible. They can do a lot of damage if you do nothing to chase them away. Here is an overview of ten creepy crawly enemies of roses and some ways to identify them.
1. Aphids
Aphids...
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Enhance your garden with sunflowers
Sunflowers are certainly stars of the gardening world. It is
hard to miss the beauty of sunflowers standing tall, either on
their own or edging a bed of more traditional flowers. Few who
have seen these stunning beauties can deny their stunning beauty
and attractiveness.
The family of sunflowers, known scientifically as genus
Helianthus, includes both annual and perennial varieties of
sunflowers. As their name implies, sunflowers generally prefer
full sunlight, so it is important for gardeners to choose the
sunniest part of their garden when planting these stunning
plants.
It is also important to take the adult size of these plants into
account when planting them, and to space them accordingly. Most
varieties of sunflowers are quite large, so it is important to
space them widely so they will not crowd each other out and
compete for nutrients.
Since sunflowers are so large and sturdy, many gardeners like to
use them to border vegetable gardens, and a vegetable garden
bordered by sunflowers is certainly a beautiful sight.
The blooming period of sunflowers typically extends from late
summer to early fall, and the growing requirements for these
plants are generally easy to meet. Most varieties of sunflowers
require only a well drained, modestly fertile soil in order to
thrive. It is generally a good idea to amend the soil with
either aged manure or a good quality commercial fertilizer. It
is best to sow the sunflower seeds directly where they are
intended to grow, since they set seed quickly and start
to
sprout very fast.
While sunflowers may be easy to grow, their seeds are popular
with many unwanted garden visitors, particularly rabbits,
squirrels and insects. Due to this popularly with common garden
pests, it is best to sow three times as many seeds as are
needed. Planting extra seeds will allow the four legged visitors
to your garden to eat their fill while still providing a
beautiful garden full of sunflowers.
Sunflower seeds are best planted about a foot apart. Sowing the
seeds this far apart will allow the adult plants to grow the
largest heads. If you plant sunflowers closer together they will
develop smaller blooms and may never reach their full potential.
If you are growing sunflowers for those monstrous blossoms, it
is important to give them plenty of space to grow.
When working with annual varieties of sunflowers, it is
important to rotate the planting area. This will keep the soil
its healthiest and allow the sunflowers to achieve their best
blooms.
There are many places to buy quality sunflower seeds, including
the internet, mail order houses and local garden centers. As
with any flower seeds, it is important to follow the planting
instructions carefully to achieve the best results from these
spectacular plants.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is an international author and webmaster. In his
busy life he finds time to "Smell the Roses". For geat tips,
techniques and articles visit http://www.rose-bloom.com
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