Archive for July, 2011

 

Hybrid Garden Plant

July 31st, 2011Posted by admin

New garden plant hybrids are introduced every year, and some of these gain great popularity while others don't. Some more unusual than others as well. For example, the black petunias and pansies t…

Plants Draw Bats By Sound

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

Researchers have discovered that some flowering plants draw bats to themselves by harnessing sound which creates an echo and helps the nocturnal fliers get to the plants. The research was carried out …

Growing Indoor Plants Gets Easier

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

The new indoor gardening supply store at Shelby Township, A1 Hydroponics provides all the equipment that is needed to grow indoor plants with or without soil. Hydroponics can be referred to as a proce…

Summer Has Affected The Garden Plants

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

The super hot summer this year has affected the beloved garden plants at McKinney gardens as well. Many of the garden plants from the garden have perished in the heat but Master Gardener Neil Sperry s…

Best Quality Garden Plants Offered Online.

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

Buying garden plants can often be a daunting experience for some people. Jacksons Online Garden Centre is a Bagnall based company, which offers a huge variety of garden plants and gardening items onli…

White River Botanists Begin Initiative For The Return Of Native Plant Species.

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

Botanists John Proctor and Rick McNeill of White River National Forest Service have started a campaign to bring back native plant species to the national forest. Factors such as deforestation, forest …

Watering of Indoor Plants: Do’s and Don’ts

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

The art of watering indoor plants is very much different from watering garden plants or outdoor plants. In essence, watering indoor plants may be a smaller task, but it is more time consuming as it is…

Ohio Jail’s Garden Program A Big Hit

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

A garden program started in a northwest Ohio jail has become a big success, and is possibly spreading to other jails in the county. Sheriff Kyle Overmyer, who developed the garden program as an innova…

Pot Plants Uprooted By Police In Newport

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

Police in Newport, New Hampshire, confirmed that they have uprooted more than five dozen pot plants which were growing in wooded areas. Police received a tip about a marijuana growing operation in the…

Plants Attracting Bats With Sonic Sound

July 29th, 2011Posted by admin

There are plants which use means to attract nectar sucking bats. A research team at the University of Ulm, Germany has investigated and found that these plants generate an "echo beacon" whic…