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Lauterbach: Delphiniums need to be planted in full sun, sheltered from wind

To grow delphiniums the seed must be fresh and collected from first-year crosses to ensure health and vigor.

To a fan of delphiniums, a gap or two in a spike of flowers is as unforgiveable as a missing button on a new shirt. When spikes grow short or frowsy, even a devoted fan may lose interest in that flower.

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Create garden color the artist's way

Long a companion for artists, the color wheel can also be a handy tool for gardeners.
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New blooms, veggies and more debuting for 2013

Whoever believes there's nothing new under the sun hasn't seen the plants being introduced for the 2013 gardening season.
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Lauterbach: Yellow leaves? Add some iron

Treasure Valley gardeners know our soil is alkaline, too alkaline for some plants to grow. Nationally published magazines and references routinely advise adding lime or wood ashes to soil because they're expecting soil to be acidic, not alkaline, but we can't add those items without causing ourselves...
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Garden walls can come alive with 'living pictures'

Looking for a fresh way to liven up your garden walls? Think plants, not paintings.
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U of I website can help your garden grow

It's that time of year when spring fever causes us to buy plants even though many of them can't be planted outside in the garden until the snow is gone from Shafer Butte.
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Lauterbach: Betcha can't see just one - thrips, that is.

Thrips are so tiny you really can't see just the one unless you have a magnifying glass in hand and know what you're looking for. They're less than one- twentieth of an inch long, slender and have long fringes on the edges of their narrow wings if they're adults. Nymphs look nearly the same, but...
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Window boxes: Raised-bed gardening writ small

Sometimes the best view isn't what you see through a window but what catches your eye underneath it.
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Metaphor for life hidden in Japanese rock garden

KYOTO, Japan - It is said that a Japanese garden takes 100 years to complete, roughly the span of a human life. Reflecting the philosophies and cultures of their respective eras, gardens are a major attraction at temples in Kyoto as well as an object of devotion for countless landscape gardeners.