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How to Make Hybrid Poplar Trees Spread
Fast-growing hybrid poplar trees serve as windbreaks and privacy screens, and provide quick shade as well. A member of the willow family, hybrid poplars also are related to cottonwood and aspen trees. Hybrid poplars feature silver-green leaves and a wide leaf canopy. They grow five to eight feet a y
How to Use Topsoil for a Potting Mixture
Growth mediums are available in different textures, including potting mix, garden mix and topsoil. Each mixture includes similar ingredients but in differing levels of coarseness. Potting mix is very finely ground organic matter. Garden mix is more coarsely ground and is typically added to native ga
How to Transplant Small Pear Trees
Transplanting any tree is best done when the tree is young, its taproot is not deep, and its side roots are not fully established. Pear trees, especially dwarf varieties, are easy to move, provided you have the proper equipment, and a good site to move them to. A little planning ahead of time will g
Care of Oriental Poppies
Oriental poppies produce large, beautiful blooms with vibrant colors and papery petals. They come in a variety of colors from salmon to crimson to white. The Oriental poppy is a perennial variety and very hardy plant. The stems can grow up to 4 feet tall, and the blooms can be as large as 6 inches i
How to Grow Rosemary in a Container
Container growing is a great way to enjoy the rosemary plant year-round, if you live in a cold winter climate. Rosemary is originally a Mediterranean plant that likes it warm. It's an easy plant to grow, not needing too much attention and growing it in a container gives you the option of having it i
Planting Medium for Begonias
Begonias are distinctive in that they can be grown for their attractive flowers or for their attractive foliage, depending on the species. Most begonias are frost-tender and treated as annuals, but some can be grown as perennials in warm climates.
Kinds of Pollution That Affect the Ozone Layer
The ozone is a layer of gases that insulates and protects the Earth. It shields us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. As technology has advanced, different pollutants have caused ruptures within the ozone, thinning it and leaving holes in this protective layer. Knowing the causes of ozone
When to Trim Hosta Flowers
The hosta plant is a perennial that dies back in the fall and sprouts new leaves each spring. With proper care, this shade-loving plant with the beautiful foliage will provide color and variety to your garden for many years. While hostas do produce flowers, they are more known for their foliage than
Organic Soil for Vegetables
Planting a vegetable garden requires timing, preparation and the right ingredients, but it can result in a rewarding harvest. When it comes to soil and amendments, gardeners have two choices: synthetic or organic.
How to Trim a Chinese Lilac
Lilacs are the fragrant harbingers of spring. Their clusters of purple flowers and strong, sweet scent announce the start of the growing season and the beginning of summer weather. Chinese lilacs may bloom in their first year or two, unlike common lilacs that can take several years to produce their
Fruit Trees That Grow Well in Indianapolis
ApplesKathy Collins/Stockbyte/Getty ImagesFruit trees provide color as well as nourishment to Indianapolis landscapes. The capital city of Indiana, Indianapolis hosts a wide variety of fruit trees because it sits on the border of USDA hardiness zones 5a and 5b. Some of those fruit trees...
Evergreens for Partial Shade
Japanese yews thrive in partial shade.yew needles image by Fyle from Fotolia.comWhile evergreens are a consistent design element for your yard since they do not lose their leaves, getting the most out of your evergreen plants is highly dependent on careful selection for your particular...
Manitoba Farm Soil Types
Many Manitoba soils are suitable for growing crops such as canola.A field of Canola in Canada image by Christina McWilliams from Fotolia.comWhile there are more than 1,000 identified soil types in Manitoba, about 550 of those are in agricultural areas. For farming purposes, these soils...
Magnolia Flower Colors
Pink and cream combination blossoms are common for magnolia trees.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty ImagesMagnolias are medium to large flowering trees commonly found in gardens across the United States. There are over 80 different varieties of magnolia tree native to the eastern United...
Azaleas & Snails
Considered the "royalty of the garden," thousands of varieties of this brightly colored flower bloom in gardens across the United States. According to the Reader's Digest Association, snails do not often infest or feed on azaleas. Several methods exist for removing snails in the event they do infest
The Meaning of the Poplar Tree
The poplar tree has several different variations, native to both North America and Europe. Over the centuries, through a variety of mythologies, the poplar tree has come to carry many symbolic meanings.
How to Prune Clump Birches
River birches are often called clump birch because they grow a clump of trunks at the base of the tree that lean outward. These birch trees have hard, strong and knotty wood with cinnamon colored bark. The birch grows in low-lying moist areas such as near riverbeds. River birch has two cultivars: Cu
How to Use Heat Tape to Protect Plants During Frost in Florida
While most of Florida has a mild climate, there are times when the weather drops, causing frosts. During these cold spells, many tropical and subtropical plants in your garden can be damaged or killed by the cold if you don't keep them warm. Heat tape is insulated electrical wire that provides heat.
How Much Water & Light for Fuchsia?
Fuchsias are flowering perennials that occur in both trailing and upright varieties. The flowers come in every color except yellow and true blue. Cultivating fuchsia plants requires an understanding of their water and light needs.
What Makes the Magnolia Flower Survive?
Magnolias are traditional Southern flowers that grow on large evergreen bushes. They may grow from 20 to 40 feet tall, depending on variety, but always require some specific conditions to thrive.