May 9, 2008 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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The Crinum Connection

Stopping to smell the flowers
By Arlene Marturano marturano@yahoo.com
Growing up in the company of crinums, horticulturist Jenks Farmer extols the virtues of the robust subtropical bulb. More...

Changing the color of hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are fascinating in that, unlike most other plants, the color of their flowers can change dramatically by altering the pH of the soil. White hydrangeas cannot be changed to pink or blue by the grower. More...

Garden of the week

Amaryllis in L.R.
Photo by Pam Clark

Send your Garden of the Week nomination to mike@thecolumbiastar.com or mail it to "Garden of the Week" c/o The Columbia Star, P.O. Box 5955, Columbia, SC 29250. More...


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