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Planting and care of "amaryllis" bulbs outdoors
In mid-spring when all danger of frost is over, you can move your potted amaryllis plants outside to a partly shaded area.
3 years, 5 months ago
More on caring for "amaryllis"
In most parts of South Carolina, holiday amaryllis bulbs can be added to your garden or the front of shrub beds when all chance of frost is over. For…
3 years, 5 months ago
Keeping "amaryllis" healthy indoors
If you have amaryllis bulbs (actually the genus is Hippeastrum but we’re never going to call them that) blooming in your house over the holidays, you…
3 years, 5 months ago
Amaryllis plants are not really amaryillis
The magnificent flowering plants we call amaryllis, so popular as indoor plants during the holidays, really aren’t in the genus Amaryllis but rather …
3 years, 5 months ago
Hickory trees feed regal moths
Hickory tree leaves are the larval food source of two hundred moths or butterflies; and one is particular is spectacular in both the larval and adult…
3 years, 5 months ago
Shelling hickory nuts is a tough job
For people, shelling them is a laborious process and the tools used include hammers, vises, and a peculiar item called the Texas York Nut Sheller.
3 years, 5 months ago
Memories of a hickory tree
Twenty some odd years ago, Edward and I dug up a hickory seedling on his family’s farm. The foot tall seedling had a six-foot long tap root that fort…
3 years, 5 months ago
Hickory trees in fall
One of the most beautiful of fall trees is the hickory. With leaves the color of slightly browned butter it is quite a standout.
3 years, 5 months ago
Black cottonwood
Black cottonwood, Populas balsamifera, is a species variation of cottonwood that grows from the western tip of Canada down to Montana and through par…
3 years, 5 months ago