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Not Pruning Soon Enough. The biggest mistake you can make is delaying (or avoiding) the pruning process. Many other fall perennials can usually be cut back in spring, but hostas are different ...
After a hard freeze, use pruners to trim off all the yellowed, wilted foliage to about 2 inches above the soil line. Dispose of foliage, rather than composting. After trimming the plants back ...
California’s eco-bureaucrats halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect an endangered shrub. It’s just the latest clash between fire safety and conservation in ...
Hostas are herbaceous perennial plants, growing from rhizomes which are sometimes stoloniferous, [10] with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves varying widely in size by species from 1–18 in (2.5–45.7 cm) long and 0.75–12 in (2–30 cm) broad. The smallest varieties are called miniatures.
Garden performance is best in partial to moderate shade, in well-drained moist soil. Hostas in the 'Undulata' group include an all-green cultivar, 'Undulata Erromena'; a white-edged cultivar, 'Undulata Albomarginata'; and white-centered (medio-variegated) cultivars that may be grouped according to the amount of white in the leaf.
They are available in retail greenhouses, farmers' markets, nurseries, garden centres and hardware stores during spring and continuing into summer. Experienced gardeners keep an eye on the weather forecasts at that time of year and are on standby to protect their gardens overnight with horticultural fleece (or a sheet or blanket) if frost ...
The CSUN Botanical Garden is open for everyone without charge from Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm on CSUN's campus. The garden is closed on weekends and university holidays. In specific cases, management may also close the Botanical Garden on unexpected days or hours during cases of severe weather.
Mid to late fall is the time to sow garlic, which will grow in spring and be ready to harvest next summer. You might also get a quick crop of radishes to mature if you have a cold frame or ...