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Plant Lists

May 03, 2019WNPS Plant Lists. There's no better way to explore Washington's rich and diverse flora than to take to the mountains, deserts, or seacoast each year. Over the years WNPS members have compiled plant lists for many of our favorite sites. We offer them to you to enhance your enjoyment of these special places. Get price

Wild Edible Plants of the Pacific Northwest

This guide covers a number of edible plants in the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Do not collect where prohibited. This guide focuses on wild edible plants that that are relatively easy to identify and have no deadly poisonous look-alikes. Get price

18 Lilac Varieties

Blooms are lilac-blue, sweetly fragrant and up to 10 inches long. This is a French lilac type that flowers in mid-May. Shrubs form a multi-stemmed plant. Use it as a backdrop for other plantings or plant several together for an informal screen. Plants grow 10 to 12 feet tall and wide and are hardy in Zones 3 to 7. Get price

10 Types of Plants with their Examples and Pictures

Jun 19, 2020Ex: Neem plant. 4. Based on seed types: Seed is the key part of a plant. It is one which gives rise to a new plant. It is also the one from which other animals derive nutrition. But not all seed are alike so; we can differentiate the plants based on the type of seeds as. A.monocotyledons: Seed appears as a single entity. Ex: Wheat, rice, etc. Get price

The Top 50 Most Popular Spring Blooming Bulbs

Mar 28, 2015It is a widely used landscape plant in California, Florida, the Gulf Coast, and other warm climate areas. C. asiaticum prefers well-drained soil (of just about any type) in sunny locations but will tolerate partial shade. Give it average water. Get price

The Different Types of Low

These large, tall plants are commonly seen in pre-made hanging baskets and planters, prized for their hardiness and variety of color. Martha Washington Geranium The blooms of the pelargonium domesticum are the largest of all geraniums and are bi-colored, with a darker center that fades out into lighter colored petals, usually in white. Get price

Best Plants and Trees to grow in Texas Landscapes

Use the Earth-Kind plant selector to choose the best plants and trees to grow in your Texas landscape. Create beautiful, low maintenance landscapes, while conserving and protecting natural resources and the environment. Reduce the amount of water, fertilizer and pesticides that you use in your landscape. Get price

Garden Guides

Sep 21, 2017The Douglas fir, scientific name Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, is a dominant tree in most of western Washington. Mature trees reach 100-200 feet tall with a long dark-colored trunk and rough bark. It grows in full sun in all but the wettest and driest areas of the state. Get price

Power Plants: Characteristics and Costs

The natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant, the most commonly built type of large natural gas plant, is a competitive. CRS-2 generating technology under a wide variety of assumptions for fuel price, construction cost, government incentives, and carbon controls. Get price

Washington Bumble Bees in Home Yards and Gardens

Use pesticides with care. Apply them only to plants, animals, or sites as listed on the label. When mixing and applying pesticides, follow all label precautions to protect yourself and others around you. It is a violation of the law to disregard label directions. If pesticides are spilled on skin or clothing, remove clothing and wash skin Get price

Northwest Native Plant Guide

Featuring plants native to Western Washington and native plant gardening tips : Find a Native Plant. Look up a specific native plant. Search for which plants would thrive best in your yard. Or just browse through more than 100 beautiful photos and learn more northwest native plants. Start finding plants Native Plant Landscaping Plans Get price

Our Top Crops Washington Grown

Mar 31, 2020Washington's Whitman County produces more wheat than any other county in the United States and ranks number two nationally in barley production. Washington apples are sold in all 50 states and in more than 50 countries. Washington is second only to California in the number of agricultural commodities produced-over 230. Get price

The Only Hydroponic Growing Media Guide You Need

Feb 24, 2019Although growing hydroponically is soil-free, this doesn't mean that there is nothing to support our plants. In most hydroponic systems, growers use different types of hydroponic media to help support their roots and maintain a good water/oxygen ratio.. In this guide, I'll give you a breakdown of the most popular types of hydroponic growing media. Get price

Native Beach Plants

Beach Grooming Impacts to Plants. Vast stretches of beach in Southern California are groomed to remove kelp and trash. Among other impacts, the grooming process leaves beaches devoid of coastal strand plants and flattens dunes, changing the topography of the coast. Without plants, the sand is loosened, exposed to the wind, and holds less water and nutrients. Get price

Native Plants

Gardening and landscaping with native plants can help improve both the District's natural and built environment. Native plants are naturally adapted to the local climate, weather, and soil conditions. Once established, native plants do not need pesticides or fertilizers and require minimal watering, which reduces water consumption and stormwater run-off. Get price

Which Types of Water Are the Best for Plant Growth?

There is a lot of information on how to best care for plants. One of the last things you may think of is the type of water you are feeding your plants. It is important, however to consider which type of water you are using since some are better than others, and some can actually be harmful to your plants. Get price

Get Rid of Pests With This 2

Dec 18, 2017How to apply insecticidal soap to your plants. Dry conditions and hot weather (above 90F) can increase plant stress and increase their sensitivity to the soap, so avoid spraying on a hot, sunny day and make sure your plants are well watered first.. If you're trying to treat houseplants, be sure to protect the surroundings from overspray or move the plants to an area where you can spray Get price

What are Some Types of Grass? (with pictures)

Jul 20, 2020These types of grass are very green and commonly used in places such as golf greens. The manufacture of artificial grass, however, has come a long way. Rather real looking products are being made, making artificial an increasingly, albeit not common, choice by homeowners for their lawns. Get price

Reeds Rushes – Dragonfly Aquatics

Reeds and rushes are great marginal pond plants that grow at the edge of the pond adding a softening to the pond edge. Reeds and rushes are pond plants that will attract wildlife such as hummingbirds, dragonflies and butterflies to you water feature. Dragonflies need these types of pond plants to survive around your pond. Get price

Crape Myrtle Varieties and Guide

Jan 16, 2015The National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. has been involved for a long time in breeding many different ornamental plants, and in 1962 they turned their attention to Crape Myrtles. Dr. Donald Egolf was the skilled breeder in charge of the program and as a result of his work around 24 new varieties – botanists call them 'cultivars Get price

Common Garden Weed Identification: Pictures Descriptions

Plants 2 to 4 feet tall, It is a colony-forming weed, reproducing asexually from rhizomatous roots (any part of the root system may give rise to new plants) or sexually from wind-blown seed. The plant emerges from its roots in mid- to late spring and forms rosettes. Then, it will send up shoots every 8 to 12 inches. Get price

10 Plants That Fight Soil Erosion and Add Color

In fact, in severe cases of erosion where you need quick results, shrubs can be the best plants for erosion control: They can strike bigger, tougher roots down into the soil. They can form tenacious root systems that are great at retaining soil. Forsythia (zones 5 to 8, 4 to 6 feet tall) is one such plant, a shrub that flowers in early spring. Get price

Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Class B Washington State Noxious Weed. To some people, the long stretches of yellow-flowering Scotch broom along highways and roads in Washington are a sign of summer. For even more people, Scotch broom is an eyesore and a reminder of what happens when plants, once valuable for ornament or erosion-control, become invasive and are allowed to spread. Get price

Mulch: A Guide to the Best Types of Garden Mulch

Mulch is good for your plants and a great labor saver. It reduces evaporation, slows weed growth, improves soil quality, and makes your gardens look more attractive. And more, it's inexpensive and easy to apply. Wood chips and bark are the most common types of mulch colors, but you can even use Get price

Plants Profile for Mentha arvensis (wild mint)

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. Get price