May Gardening Calendar
The growing season is fully upon us now. The soil temperature should now be warm enough to plant the summer bulbs. Spring flowering bulbs may be ready to be cut back, but it all depends on when they finished blooming. If the bloom period has been ... [... more]
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Junior Master Gardener® Program
If making plantable greeting cards, discovering the world of worms, and creating your own spider webs sounds interesting, the Junior Master Gardener® program is for you! Modeled after the extremely successful Master Gardener program, the JMG® ... [... more]
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Your Home
The expression, "There's no place like home" continues to ring true in the 21st century. Home remains central to the American way of life and owning a home is still part of living the American dream. Today's homes serve many purposes and are [... more]
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Archives A - D - Plant of the Week
Chinese Lantern Plant, Variegated (Variegated Flowering Maple) Air Potato (Cinnamon Vine) Airplane Plant (Spider Plant) Alberta Spruce, Dwarf Alocasia, Black Velvet American Beautyberry American Elm (Oklahoma City's Survivor Tree) Anthony Waterer ... [... more]
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Plant of the Week
Plant of the Week Series is published weekly for the news media and the Internet by Extension Communications. Dr. Gerald Klingaman is a retired Extension Horticulturist - Ornamentals, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas. See ... [... more]
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December Gardening Calendar
We jump into the holiday season earlier and earlier every year. Today you can find poinsettias that naturally come in shades of red, pink, white and purple and yellow. You can also find those died blue, orange and green! Whatever fits your décor .. [... more]
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Master Gardener
Arkansas has 52 Master Gardener Programs in 60 counties. Newly trained Master Gardeners for 2007 totaled 353 for the year bringing the grand total of Master Gardener volunteers state wide to 2,299. Hours reported for service-work hours summed ... [... more]
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Please use this form to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the web site. If you are needing to contact a specific individual please go to our Contact Us Page. [... more]
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Dogwood - Plant of the Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Mentioning the name dogwood usually conjures up images of white billowy trees with beautiful flowers. But in reality, dogwoods are a diverse group of plants with most species growing as sprawling shrubs, not trees. Some of ... [... more]
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Tree Fruit Crops
Fruit tree crops can be a valuable addition to the home garden. Fruit trees may be grown in a selected area of your property or may be used in landscape design. They can provide shade and color at certain times of the year. Also, home-grown tree ... [... more]
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Herbs
It wasn't that long ago, when herbs were something we bought only in little round bottles and used them for things like spaghetti and pizza. Or we received as a wedding present a spice rack -- that "pre-packaged" herb set that we dutifully hung [... more]
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Establishment
Because you are reading this, you do not need to be convinced of the benefits of a healthy lawn. But, bear in mind that Arkansas lies in what turfgrass types call the transition zone. The practical description of the transition zone is an area ... [... more]
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