Montreal Garden Visit Showcases Bright Summer Plantings
A writer recalls a Montreal Botanical Gardens trip, praising blue salvia and white petunias, and detailing annuals such as Salvia farinacea Victoria, Glacier petunias, red Salvia splendens, and dwarf French marigold Janie. He notes long blooming dahlias Otto’s Orange and Birmingham Yellow, plus lobelia and pinks, with observations on soil, care, and seed starts.
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Victoria
Texas
Burpee
Glacier
Janie
Tomato Wilt and Perennial Plantain Lilies Featured
Wilt problems hit tomatoes especially in poorly drained soil with wet weather. Verticillium fusarium and bacterial wilt threaten plants. resistant varieties are advised. Perennial plantain lilies or hostas shine in sun or shade with long life and minimal pests, with new cultivars and care tips.
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American Hosta Society
Stanton Ave
Baldwin, N.Y
Otto's Orange and Autumn Fairy Dahlia Passion in Montreal Garden
Garden notes describe Otto's Orange as prolific and lavishly blooming, Birmingham Yellow as a clear medium yellow, and a dwarf Autumn Fairy dahlia seen in Montreal Gardens admired for low height and large quilled blooms. Red root pigweed weed seed viability and a Phaseolus vulgaris bean mutation display are also noted.
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Otto
Birmingham
Montreal
Reverend rescues swarming bees in Brooklyn
For 14 years Pastor Elmore Bill Lester of All Saints Episcopal Church in Brooklyn has been called by police to gather swarms. He boxes the bees, moves them to a hive near the church, then to an upstate convent. He recalls a Harlem swarm where a bee stung him on a hot afternoon.
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Bill” Lester
All Saints Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
Lester
Harlem
Leo Tolstoy
Strider
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