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- Annuals: Culture and MaintenanceRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)Annual flowers live only for one growing season, during which they grow, flower, and produce seed, thereby completing their life cycle. This publication covers an introduction to annuals, the location and establishment of annual beds, and the culture and maintenance of annuals.
- Care of Specialty Potted PlantsRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-09)Improper water and light, and excessive heat are the leading causes of failure in caring for gift plants. When they are brought into a dry home, where the light is poor and the temperatures are maintained for human comfort, results are frequently disappointing. This publication reviews the care of ten common gift plants.
- Care of specialty potted plantsRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2001)
- Flowering Bulbs: Culture and MaintenanceRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)"Bulbs" is a term loosely used to include corms, tubers, tuberous roots, and rhizomes as well as true bulbs. This publication covers an introduction to and the culture and maintenance of bulbs.
- Indoor plant cultureRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2001)
- Perennials: Culture, Maintenance and PropagationRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)Perennials are plants that live year after year. This publication covers an introduction to and the culture and maintenance of perennials.
- Planning the Flower BorderRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)Much of the excitement of creating an herbaceous border lies in its great flexibility of design. In form, placement, and selection of plants, the contemporary border follows few rigid rules and allows fullest expression of the gardener's taste.
- Plant Propagation from SeedRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)When a seed is mature and put in a favorable environment, it will germinate, or begin active growth. In the following section, seed germination and transplanting of seeds will be discussed.
- Plant propagation from seedRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019)How to propagate plants from seeds to transplantation
- Propagation by cuttings, layering and divisionRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2019)Methods of asexual propagation are cuttings, layering, division and budding/grafting. Instructions for how to properly do these things are in this publication
- Propagation by Cuttings, Layering and DivisionRelf, Diane; Ball, Elizabeth Carter (Virginia Cooperative Extension, 2009-05-01)The major methods of asexual propagation are cuttings, layering, division, and budding/grafting. Cuttings involve rooting a severed piece of the parent plant; layering involves rooting a part of the parent and then severing it; and budding and grafting are joining two plant parts from different varieties.