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Hydrangeas are very hungry in June as they use up all their energy growing flowers - and they need a lot of potassium to do ...
This old-fashioned trick is the key to a long-lasting bouquet. Many savvy Southern gardeners recommend using hairspray to keep hydrangeas looking full and fluffy far longer than usual.
There’s a traffic jam in the driveway — great plants freshly home from the garden center, all awaiting a chance to prove ...
Smallholder Sally Coulthard's guide to this easy, feel-good craft that captures a moment in time. Here's how to press flowers ...
Historians recently unveiled their findings about an ancient purple dye factory located in modern-day Israel — revealing a glimpse into life during biblical times. In an article recently ...
Jill Raver, a gardening expert from Planting Tree has explained that the colour of hydrangea petals influence the soil pH, so adjusting the soil now can lead to pink, blue, or even purple blooms.
Now, a study published in the journal PLOS One reveals how one site in modern-day Israel functioned as an industrial-scale purple dye factory—the only known facility of its kind. Researchers ...
Q: Rabbits stripped many branches from my hydrangea, while some branches are 5 feet high. How do I trim this shrub for spring, or do I need to plant a new one to get a decent shape?
Gavin Newsom defies Senate vote: 'Illegal' Pee-wee Herman and the secret, complicated world of the man behind him: ‘I didn’t see him as a victim’ Dermatologists say Marines' tightened ...
During an excavation of two early Mycenaean buildings discovered on the Greek island of Aegina, archaeologists unearthed several pottery fragments with residue of 3,600-year-old Tyrian purple dye ...