Smaller cities like Asheville, North Carolina (No. 12), Bend, Oregon (No. 13), and Ann Arbor, Michigan (No. 14), stand out at the top thanks to their top-quality bouquets. Asheville also boasts annual flower festivals, such as Biltmore Blooms and the Asheville Orchid Festival....
in horticulture from Michigan State University and then undertook an M.S. degree in agricultural economics. Jane joined the team at Spring Meadow Nursery in 1999, five years before their 2004 partnership with Proven Winners. Jane’s current position of licensee analyst enables her to enjoy two ...
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forms shorter clusters of blossoms on energetic vines. Hardy from Zones 5-10, it produces an abundant crop of lightly fragrant, violet-colored spring flowers followed by fuzzy seedpods later in the season. A shimmering white version named ‘Shiro Kapitan’ is available from specialty nurseries. ...
Most garden stores start carrying fall bulbs by mid-September. Special bulbs can also be ordered months before planting time from online nurseries; this ensures that you get the varieties you want. The nurseries won’t ship the bulbs to you until the appropriate time for planting in the fall...
Between August 1999 and August 2000, nearly 275 million cut flowers and greenery stems crossed the Texas-Mexico border, headed for buyers in Texas and other states. Millions more were delivered from California, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico. Even the celebrated yellow rose of...
This study reinforces that certain plants publicly available at nurseries can serve as dependable resources for native bees. By planting a variety of different flowers around their homes, and ensuring they are free of insecticides, anyone can help thesenative bees. ...