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Conservation department offers low-cost
seedlings If you're interested in
adding a variety of shrubs to your property, the Missouri Department of
Conservation can help. The George O. White State Forest Nursery is
offering Missouri residents the chance to order seedlings for
windbreaks, erosion control, and wildlife food and cover.
Seedlings are bareroot and 1- to 3-years
old depending on the species and are available in single specie bundles
of 25.
For smaller quantities, the
department offers five different seedling selections: pecan
varieties; a conservation bundle to add different trees and
shrubs; wildlife cover; extra-large nut trees; and quail cover.
Bundles range from $3 to $24 and
are available through the end of April. For more information,
visit
www.missouriconservation.org/7294 .
What do we do in the winter??
Look ma, no
plants!
During the hubbub of spring
or the heat of summer, we often get asked:
"What do you guys do during the winter?"
We put our feet up and eat
bonbons! And then 5 minutes later, we get back to
work. And there's plenty to do, from scouring catalogues
to find next year's most interesting plants to updating
computer databases to simply cleaning.
To see more of our winter
activities,
click here.
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 Our
gift shop is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. through Christmas eve. We will reopen in
mid-February.
To see a list of our top 10 favorite
gardening
gifts, click
here. (Hint: After gift
certificates, the fantastic soil knife is our top-selling
gift!)
Holiday poinsettia
care
- Sun for at least half the day
- Keep away from drafts, registers,
and radiators
- Night temperatures in 50s or low
60s, days
at 70
- Soil should dry only slightly
between watering. Be sure to discard drainage
- Punch holes in decorative foil wraps
to prevent soggy soil
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Karen's
gardening calendar |
Karen Collins, a longtime Sugar Creek
employee, has identified things you can tackle in
your garden this month:
- Trim hollies now and use cuttings
for holiday decorations. Only female hollies bear colorful berries. A
male must grow nearby for pollination and fruit.
- Christmas trees hold needles longer
if you make a clean, fresh cut at the base and keep the trunk in
standing water.
- Once the ground freezes, apply
mulch to bulbs, perennials, and other plants.
- Mulch up over the base of all
roses, including climbers, to help protect the roots from the
ground's heaving and settling during cold winter months. Tie
climbers to prevent damage from wind, snow, and ice -- but don't
prune. Climbers are usually in the
summer after blooming.
For the computer-savvy gardener
Here are a few interesting gardening websites for your perusal.
Do you have a favorite site? Let us
know and we'll spread the word.
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You say KLEM-ah-tis, I
say
kli-MAT-is -- which is right?
Find out at
Fine Gardening magazine's pronunciation guide to help you
through the lexical jungle.
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Eight
of the world's most unusual plants.
Curious?
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Thirteen beautiful gardens from around the world.
Be inspired.
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The
You Grow Girl
gardening forum, an online community that fosters exploration and
creative gardening. And fun!
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The
most beautiful Missouri native plant pictures you'll ever see --
right here.
Former St. Louisan Henry Domke lives on
a prairie restoration site in southern Missouri. He uses the latest
in digital photography to capture beauty daily.
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A live webcam image of
the famous
Kew Gardens Palm House in London. Watch the time difference,
though. Kew Gardens at night is no fun.
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