Growing Apricots in the North
Apricots are much hardier than most people think. The dormant trees tolerate cold temperatures as low as -20° F, or a typical USDA Zone 5 winter. However, because they have a low chilling requirement (400 to 900 hours), they respond to any warm ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
Flower Gardening in the Hot Midwest: USDA ZONE 5 AND ...
 The ideal manual for beginning Midwest flower-gardeners: Flower Gardening In The Hot Midwest: USDA Zone 5 and Lower Zone 4 is the ideal manual for beginning and intermediate Midwest-based flower gardeners. Linda Hillegass draws upon her more than twenty [... more]
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Buffalo Grasses from Seed
Imagine a lawn grass that requires mowing only two or three times a year and that's drought tolerant and winter-hardy to USDA Zone 5. Sound like hype? Buffalo grass has been touted as the ultimate low-maintenance turf grass for American lawns. ... [... more]
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Best Lamium for Shade
The Chicago Botanic Garden has evaluated 21 different dead nettles (Lamium) over the past six years to determine the best varieties in their USDA zone 5 climate. Lamium is a colorful shade or part-sun perennial that grows well on moist, ... [... more]
National Gardening Association |
Flower Gardening in the Hot Midwest: USDA ZONE 5 AND ...
The Midwest presents special challenges to the aspiring flower gardener. Hot winds, intense sun, and unrelenting summer heat, combined with bitter cold in the winter and sudden shifts in temperature, call for hardy blooms and careful planning by those [... more]
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How to Grow Showy Evening Primrose
Some early flowers on the south side of the house where they are spreading like weeds. This is a native perennial prairie plant found from southeastern Nebraska and Missouri and southward but it is hardy to USDA zone 5. The pictures in catalogs ... [... more]
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Flower Gardening in the Hot Midwest: USDA Zone 5 and ...
The Midwest presents special challenges to the aspiring flower gardener. Hot winds, intense sun, and unrelenting summer heat, combined with bitter cold in the winter and sudden shifts in temperature, call for hardy blooms and careful planning by those [... more]
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Leitneria floridana
Grow in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Plants are flood tolerant (will grow in standing water for extended periods of time), but also will tolerate average moisture soils. Winter hardiness is USDA Zone 5 (has been cultivated ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Hymenocallis caroliniana
Best grown in medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Soils must never be allowed to dry out. Plant bulbs 4" deep and space 6-10" apart in fall. May not be reliably winter hardy throughout USDA Zone 5 where they should be grown in ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Premium Potted Charles Joly Lilac Five Gallon
Features: Shipped as a five gallon plant in its original soil and container. Charles Joly lilac treats you to gorgeous deep wine red flower clusters that are very fragrant. A lovely spring accent, screen or border specimen. Full sun. Moderate-growing to 8 [... more]
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Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A ...
Very useful book - highly recommended.: I very seldom buy new books, and even more seldom buy books as expensive as this. But I had a $25 Amazon gift certificate, so I went ahead and bought it, and I'm very glad I did. The first section of the book is [... more]
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Saucer Magnolia Vulcan Five Gallon Tree
Features: Shipped as a potted five gallon tree in its original soil and container. This is one of the most recent hybrids, considered by one source to be the best reddish purple Magnolia yet developed. Heavy textured flowers reach 10 inches across. The [... more]
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