Articles by Marge Hirst
Good Raspberry Bushes for Home Gardens
Gardening Articles Posted on: January 4, 2008
Raspberry Bushes (Rubus ) Raspberry plants usually require staking and annual pruning. These plants are usually spaced 2 1/2 to 3 feet apart in rows. Pruning is done in the fall or very early spring.
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Blueberries for Home Gardens
Gardening Articles Posted on: January 4, 2008
Blueberries for Home Gardens The blueberry plant commonly grown in Pennsylvania for fruit production is known as the highbush blueberry. Of this variety, whose Latin name is Vaccinium corymbosum, Bluecrop and Blueray are 2 wonderful plants .
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Two Interesting Weigelas
Gardening Articles Posted on: October 18, 2007
Weigela is not a native, it was imported from Japan in about 1860, but you would never know it based on how well it grows here and the many varieties available. Two interesting varieties are the Variegated and the Wine and Roses types.
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Weigelas - Green or Red Leaf - Which do you like
Gardening Articles Posted on: October 18, 2007
Green or red leaf - which to chose Two interesting varieties are the green-leafed Red Prince and the burgundy-leafed Wine and Roses types. Red Prince Weigela Weigela florida 'Red Prince' also known as Red Prince Weigela is a good additions to any landscape.
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Otto Luykens and Skip Laurels
Education Articles Posted on: October 17, 2007
Skip Laurel The Skip Laurel or Prunus laurocerasus Schipkaensis is a dark green, narrow-leaved form of the evergreen laurel. It is an upright grower, reaching a height of 6-9 feet and narrower than wide plant.
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Three Scented Flowering Shrubs- Late Spring Flowers
Home Accessories Articles Posted on: October 16, 2007
Buy nursery plants, especially scented flowering shrubs, to enhance the value of your property. The following three plants are scented and flower every year with require little or no care after they are established.
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Skip Laurel or Kalmia
Gardening Articles Posted on: October 16, 2007
Skip Laurel The Skip Laurel or Prunus laurocerasus Schipkaensis is a dark green, narrow-leaved form of the evergreen laurel. It is an upright grower, reaching a height of 6-9 feet and narrower than wide plant.
Short Ornamental Grasses for Variety and Color
Gardening Articles Posted on: September 11, 2007
Short ornamental grasses are of many different varieties and colors. They can make excellent selections. Here are a few I like for Eastern Pa. Carex There are several different Carex grasses available in nurseries.
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Colorful Spirea for Your Home
Home Accessories Articles Posted on: September 11, 2007
Spireas are colorful additions to any landscape. They can be as small as 2 feet and and large as 10. Most are easy to grow and very adaptable.Colors galore and of course flowers. Japonica This group of spirea have the lovely pink flowers and bright foliage.
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Barberry Plants - Deer Resistant and More
Gardening Articles Posted on: September 9, 2007
Barberry Plants - Deer Resistant and More The Barberry plants being described are all in the Berberis group. They have simple, alternate leaves in clusters along the branches. These plants all have thorns (this can be good and bad).
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